- ABI
ankle-brachial index
- ABPM
ambulatory blood pressure measurement
- ACE
angiotensin-converting enzyme
- ACEi
angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
- ACS
acute coronary syndrome
- AFB
acid fast bacilli
- AKI
acute kidney injury
- AMPATH
Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare
- ARB
angiotensin receptor blocker
- ARF
acute rheumatic fever
- BP
blood pressure
- BMI
body mass index
- CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
- CCC
chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy
- CCU
coronary care unit
- CD
Chagas disease
- CDSS
clinical decision support system
- CEA
cost-effectiveness analysis
- CET-P
cholesteryl ester transfer protein
- CHD
coronary heart disease
- CHE
catastrophic health expenditure
- CHOICE
Choosing Interventions That Are Cost-Effective
- CHWs
community health workers
- CI
confidence interval
- CKD
chronic kidney disease
- COBRA
Control of Blood Pressure and Risk Attenuation
- COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- CPACS
Clinical Pathways for Acute Coronary Syndromes
- CRT
cardiac resynchronization therapy
- CSMBS
Civil Servant Medical Benefit Scheme
- CT
computed tomography
- CVD
cardiovascular disease
- CVRD
cardiovascular, respiratory, and related disorder
- DALYs
disability-adjusted life years
- DOHaD
developmental origins of health and disease
- DPP
Diabetes Prevention Program
- ECEA
extended cost-effectiveness analysis
- eGFR
estimated glomerular filtration rate
- EML
essential medicines list
- ESC
European Society of Cardiology
- ESH
European Society of Hypertension
- ESRD
end-stage renal disease
- FCTC
Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
- FEV
forced expiratory volume
- FRP
financial risk protection
- FVC
forced vital capacity
- GBD
Global Burden of Disease Study
- GDM
gestational diabetes mellitus
- GDP
gross domestic product
- GINA
Global Initiative for Asthma
- GLP-1s
glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists
- GNI
gross national income
- HCV
hepatitis C virus
- HDL
high-density lipoprotein
- HHE
home health education
- HICs
high-income countries
- HITAP
Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program
- HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
- HIV/AIDS
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome
- HR
hazard ratio
- HTA
health technology assessment
- ICD
implantable cardioverter defibrillator
- ICER
incremental cost-effectiveness ratio
- IDF
International Diabetes Federation
- IFG
impaired fasting glucose
- IGT
impaired glucose tolerance
- IHD
ischemic heart disease
- iIFG
isolated IFG
- IPF
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- kg/m2
kilogram per square meter
- LABA
long-acting beta2-agonist
- LDL
low-density lipoprotein
- LICs
low-income countries
- LMICs
low- and middle-income countries
- LSCTC
London Stroke Carers Training Course
- LY
life year
- MET
metabolic equivalent of task
- MET-h
metabolic equivalent hours
- MICs
middle-income countries
- mHealth
mobile health
- MINIMat
Maternal and Infant Nutrition Interventions in Matlab Trial
- mmHG
millimeter of mercury
- MMS
multimedia message service
- NCDs
noncommunicable diseases
- NEML
national essential medicines list
- NHI
national health insurance
- NHSO
National Health Security Office
- NICE
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- NPH
Neutral Protamine Hagedorn
- NRT
nicotine replacement therapy
- OBPM
office-based blood pressure measurement
- OR
odds ratio
- PACK
Practical Approach to Care Kit
- PAD
peripheral artery disease
- PALSA
Practical Approach to Lung Health in South Africa
- PCSK9
proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9
- PD
peritoneal dialysis
- PFWD
pain-free walking distance
- PCI
percutaneous coronary interventions
- PD
peritoneal dialysis
- QALYs
quality-adjusted life years
- RCT
randomized controlled trial
- RF
rheumatic fever
- RHD
rheumatic heart disease
- RR
relative risk
- RRT
renal replacement therapy
- SAR
special administrative region
- SBP
systolic blood pressure
- SDG
Sustainable Development Goal
- SGLT-2s
sodium-glucose linked transporters-2
- SMS
short message service
- SSB
sugar-sweetened beverage
- SSS
Social Security Scheme
- STEMI
ST-elevation myocardial infarction
- T2DM
type 2 diabetes mellitus
- tPA
tissue plasminogen activator
- UCS
Universal Coverage Scheme
- UHC
universal health coverage
- UMPIRE
Use of a Multi-drug Pill in Reducing Cardiovascular Events
- UN
United Nations
