Climate and Cardiovascular Diseases

This work is a contribution to studies on climate and human health, with an emphasis on diseases of circulatory origin. With this in mind, this study aimed to analyze the influence of climate variables on mortality from diseases of the circulatory system in the Federal District between 2003 and 2012. It was found that fluctuations in climate variables - temperature and relative humidity (decrease in mean values) and atmospheric pressure (increase in mean values) - led to an increase in deaths from circulatory diseases. Thus, it is possible to conclude that the conditions of the physical environment linked to climate can contribute to various morbidities and mortalities, but it is worth noting that other factors can also contribute to the increase in deaths - socioeconomic conditions (housing, food, exposure to atmospheric pollutants) combined with pre-existing fixed factors.