| AF |
Atrial Fibrillation |
| BNP |
B-type Natriuretic Peptide |
| CABG |
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting |
| ChD |
Chagas Disease |
| CI |
Confidence Interval |
| DALYs |
Disability-Adjusted Life Years |
| ECG |
Electrocardiogram |
| ELSA-Brasil |
The Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health |
| FU |
Federative Unit |
| GARFIELD-AF |
The Global Anticoagulant Registry in the FIELD-AF |
| GBD |
Global Burden of Disease |
| HF |
Heart Failure |
| HR |
Hazard Ratio |
| ICD-10 |
International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10thRevision |
| IMPACT-AF |
A Multifaceted Intervention to Improve Treatment With Oral Anticoagulants in Atrial Fibrillation |
| INR |
International Normalized Ratio |
| NOAC |
New Oral Anticoagulants |
| OR |
Odds Ratio |
| PPP |
Purchasing Power Parity |
| SDI |
Sociodemographic Index |
| SUS |
Brazilian Unified Health System (in Portuguese,
Sistema Único de Saúde
) |
| TIA |
Transient Ischemic Attack |
| TTR |
Time in Therapeutic Range |
| UI |
Uncertainty Interval |
| VKA |
Vitamin K Antagonists |
| YLDs |
Years Lived with Disability |
| YLLs |
Years of Life Lost |
