Palmeirim, Marta S.
Baxter, Yara C.
Silveira, Mariana
Maggion, Rafael V.
Aquino, Beatriz
Avezum, Álvaro
Saric, Jasmina
Morgan, Louise
Drager, Luciano F.
Bortolotto, Luiz A.
Rollemberg, Suely Miya S.
de Lima, Marcia M. C.
Albuquerque, Edmir P. R.
Jones, Olivia
Steinmann, Peter
Reiker, Theresa
Boch, Johannes
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Basel
Article History
Received: 25 July 2023
Accepted: 10 April 2024
First Online: 28 May 2024
Declarations
:
: The Novartis Foundation funded the Better Hearts Better Cities initiative and the current manuscript. The American Heart Association is funded by the Novartis Foundation to provide technical assistance and resources to support professional education, quality improvement, monitoring, and evaluation. The views expressed in this manuscript are those of the authors and do not represent the views of the American Heart Association. The Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, the Sociedade de Cardiologia do Estado de São Paulo (SOCESP), the Instituto Tellus and IQVIA receive funding from the Novartis Foundation to contribute to the implementation and/or evaluation of the Better Hearts Better Cities initiative. None of the authors has declared any additional conflict of interest.
: Local approval agreements for data collection within the Better Hearts Better Cities initiative has been obtained from the Municipal Health Secretariat of São Paulo (CEP-SMS; 5.311.415). Consent was obtained from all study participants.
: Not applicable.