1. Postgraduate Program of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
2. Research Board, Diretoria de Pesquisa, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre
3. PREVER National Institute of Science and Technology, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre
4. Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil