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. 2024 Feb 15;121(2):e20240079. [Article in Portuguese] doi: 10.36660/abc.20240079

Abbreviations Used in this Introduction.

ACS Acute Coronary Syndrome
AF Atrial Fibrillation
CABG Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
CCS Chronic Coronary Syndrome
ChD Chagas Disease
CHD Coronary Heart Disease
CI Confidence Interval
CINAHL Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature
COVID-19 New coronavirus disease 2019
CV Cardiovascular
CVD Cardiovascular Disease
DALY Disability-Adjusted Life Year
DATASUS Brazilian Unified Health System Database
DeCS Descritores em Ciências da Saúde
ECG Electrocardiogram
ELSA-Brasil The Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health
FU Federative Unit
GBD Global Burden of Disease
GDP Gross Domestic Product
IBGE Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (in Portuguese, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística)
ICD International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems
IHME Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Int$ International dollars
IPCA Brazilian Consumer Price Index (in Portuguese, Índice de Preços ao Consumidor Amplo)
LILACS Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde
MEDLINE Medical Literature Analysis and Retrievel System Online
MeSH Medical Subject Headings
NCD Non-Communicable Disease
NYHA New York Heart Association
PCI Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
PNS National Health Survey (in Portuguese, Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde)
PPP Purchasing Power Parity
R$ Reais, Brazilian currency
RECALL The Brazilian Registry of Chronic Atrial Fibrillation
RHD Rheumatic Heart Disease
SIH Brazilian Hospital Information System (in Portuguese, Sistema de Informações Hospitalares)
SIM Brazilian Mortality Information System (in Portuguese, Sistema de Informações sobre Mortalidade)
SUS Brazilian Unified Health System (in Portuguese, Sistema Único de Saúde)
TTR Time in Therapeutic Range
UI Uncertainty Interval
US$ US dollars
VHD Valvular heart disease
YLD Year Lived with Disability
YLL Year of Life Lost