Abbreviations Used in this Introduction
CVD	Cardiovascular Disease
DALY	Disability-Adjusted Life Year
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 )
PNS	National Health Survey (in Portuguese, Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde )
PPP	Purchasing Power Parity
R$	Reais, Brazilian currency
SBC	Brazilian Society of Cardiology (in Portuguese, Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia )
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 )
US$	US dollars
YLL	Year of Life Lost
YLD	Year Lived with Disability