Abbreviations Used in Chapter 5.
| CI | Confidence Interval |
|---|---|
| DALY | Disability-Adjusted Life Years |
| ICD-10 | International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10thRevision |
| IE | Infective Endocarditis |
| GBD | Global Burden of Disease |
| HIC | High-Income Countries |
| LMIC | Low to Middle-Income Countries |
| NRVD | Non-Rheumatic Valvular Disease |
| RHD | Rheumatic Heart Disease |
| SUS | Brazilian Unified Health System (in Portuguese, Sistema Único de Saúde ) |
| PBMVC | Percutaneous Balloon Mitral Valve Commissurotomy |
| VHD | Valvular heart disease |
| TAVI | Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation |
| UI | Uncertainty Interval |