Abbreviations Used in Chapter 2.

ACEI/ARB	Angiotensin Converting Enzyme/Angiotensin Receptor Blocker
BRIDGE-Stroke	Brazilian Intervention to Increase Evidence Usage - Stroke
CI	Confidence Interval
CVD	Cardiovascular Diseases
DALY	Disability-Adjusted Life Years
ICD-10	International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10thRevision
ICU	Intensive Care Unit
IMPACT-AF	Improve Treatment with Anticoagulants in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
IRR	Incidence Rate Ratio
MAPS	Matão Preventing Stroke Study
OR	Odds Ratio
PURE	Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology
RR	Relative Risk
SIM	Brazilian Mortality Information System (in Portuguese, Sistema de Informações sobre Mortalidade )
YLD	Years Lost for Disease
YLL	Years of Life Lost