ccording to the World Health Organization (WHO) diseases are a group of disorders of the heart and blood vessels (WHO, 2017, para.7). More people die each year from some form of heart disease than from any other cause, an estimated 17.7 million people died from cardiovascular disease in 2015, accounting for 31% of deaths recorded worldwide. Of those deaths approximately 7.4 million were due to chronic heart disease. (WHO, 2017, para. 1-2) Cardiovascular diseases affect low- and middle-income countries to a greater extent: more than 80% of deaths from this cause occur in these countries and affect men and women almost equally. By 2030, almost 23.6 million people will die from cardiovascular disease, mainly heart disease. According to the Ministry of Health and Social Protection (2020): In Colombia, cardiovascular diseases have been recognized as a cause of morbidity and mortality since the end of the 1960s12| (WHO, n.d. para. 4 - 5).