Background: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading causes of death in our population. There was a progressive decrease in mortality due to CVD up to 2005.

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Unfortunately, an incorrect figure was provided in the original manuscript. Figure 1 has to be substituted by Fig. 2. A new Fig. 2 is now provided. The correct Figs. 1 and 2 with according captions are given below. After the NYHA functional class analysis using the McNemar test, the p value is missing in the Results section of the Abstract. The correct text is reproduced below. Results All groups showed similar quality-of-life improvements. Low and moderate intensities training programs improved inspiratory muscle strength, peripheral muscle strength, and walking distance. However, only moderate intensity improved expiratory muscle strength and NYHA functional class (p = 0.031) in HF patients. The online version of the original article can be found under

BackgroundStudies have questioned the downward trend in mortality from cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in Brazil in recent years.Objectiveto analyze recent trends in mortality from ischemic heart disease (IHD) and stroke in the Brazilian population.MethodsMortality and population data were obtained from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics and the Ministry of Health. Risk of death was adjusted by the direct method, using as reference the world population of 2000. We analyzed trends in mortality from CVD, IHD and stroke in women and men in the periods of 1980-2006 and 2007-2012.Resultsthere was a decrease in CVD mortality and stroke in women and men for both periods (p < 0.001). Annual mortality variations for periods 1980-2006 and 2007-2012 were, respectively: CVD (total): -1.5% and -0.8%; CVD men: -1.4% and -0.6%; CVD women: -1.7% and -1.0%; DIC (men): -1.1% and 0.1%; stroke (men): -1.7% and -1.4%; DIC (women): -1.5% and 0.4%; stroke (women): -2.0% and -1.9%. From 1980 to 2006, there was a decrease in IHD mortality in men and women (p < 0.001), but from 2007 to 2012, changes in IHD mortality were not significant in men [y = 151 + 0.04 (R2 = 0.02; p = 0.779)] and women [y = 88-0.54 (R2 = 0.24; p = 0.320).ConclusionTrend in mortality from IHD stopped falling in Brazil from 2007 to 2012.

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