PURE Project Office Staff, National Coordinators, Investigators, and Key Staff. Project office (Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada): S Yusuf* (Principal Investigator). S Rangarajan (Program Manager); K K Teo, S S Anand, C K Chow, M O’Donnell, A Mente, D Leong, A Smyth, P Joseph, M Duong, O Kurmi, R D’Souza, M Walli-Attaei, B Balaji, R Naito, S Islam (Statistician), W Hu (Statistician), C Ramasundarahettige (Statistician), P Sheridan (Statistician), S Bangdiwala, L Dyal, M Dehghan (Nutrition Epidemiologist), A Aliberti, A Reyes, A Zaki, B Connolly, B Zhang, D Agapay, D Krol, E McNeice, E Ramezani, F Shifaly, G McAlpine, I Kay, J Rimac, J Swallow, M Di Marino, M Jakymyshyn, M(a) Mushtaha, M(o) Mushtaha, M Trottier, N Aoucheva, N Kandy, P Mackie, R Buthool, R Patel, R Solano, S Gopal, S Ramacham, S Trottier. Core Laboratories: G Pare, M McQueen, S Lamers, J Keys (Hamilton), X Wang (Beijing, China), A Devanath (Bangalore, India). Argentina: R Diaz*, A Orlandini, P Lamelas, M L Diaz, A Pascual, M Salvador, C Chacon; Bangladesh: O Rahman*, R Yusuf*, S A K S Ahmed, T Choudhury, M Sintaha, A Khan, O Alam, N, Nayeem, S N Mitra, S Islam, F Pasha; Brazil: A Avezum*, C S Marcilio, A C Mattos, G B Oliveira; Canada: K Teo*, S Yusuf*, Sumathy Rangarajan, A Arshad, B Bideri, I Kay, J Rimac, R Buthool, S Trottier, G Dagenais, P Poirier, G Turbide, A S Bourlaud, A LeBlanc De Bluts, M Cayer, I Tardif, M Pettigrew, S Lear, V de Jong, A N Saidy, V Kandola, E Corber, I Vukmirovich, D Gasevic, A Wielgosz, A Pipe, A Lefebvre, A Pepe, A Auclair, A Prémont, A S Bourlaud; Chile: F Lanas*, P Serón, M J Oliveros, F Cazor, Y Palacios; China: Li Wei*, Liu Lisheng*, Bo Jian, Hu Bo, Yin Lu, Zhao Wenhua, Zhang Hongye, Jia Xuan, Sun Yi, Wang Xingyu, Zhao Xiuwen, He Xinye, Chen Tao, Chen Hui, Chang Xiaohong, Deng Qing, Cheng Xiaoru, Deng Qing, Xie Liya, Liu Zhiguang, Li Juan, Li Jian, Liu Xu, Ren Bing, Sun Yi, Wang Wei, Wang Yang, Yang Jun, Zhai Yi, Zhang Hongye, Zhao Xiuwen,Zhu Manlu, Lu Fanghong, Wu Jianfang, Li Yindong, Hou Yan, Zhang Liangqing, Guo Baoxia, Liao Xiaoyang, Zhang Shiying, BianRongwen, TianXiuzhen, Li Dong, Chen Di, Wu Jianguo, Xiao Yize, Liu Tianlu, Zhang Peng, Dong Changlin, Li Ning, Ma Xiaolan, Yang Yuqing, Lei Rensheng, Fu Minfan, He Jing, Liu Yu, Xing Xiaojie, Zhou Qiang; Colombia: P Lopez-Jaramillo*, P A Camacho-Lopez, M Perez, J Otero-Wandurraga, D I Molina, C Cure-Cure, J L Accini, E Hernandez, E Arcos, C Narvaez, A Sotomayor, F Manzur, H Garcia, G Sanchez, F Cotes, A Rico, M Duran, C Torres; India: Bangalore - P Mony *, M Vaz*, S Swaminathan, A V Bharathi, K Shankar, A V Kurpad, K G Jayachitra, H A L Hospital, A R Raju, S Niramala, V Hemalatha, K Murali, C Balaji, A Janaki, K Amaranadh, P Vijayalakshmi, Chennai - V Mohan*, R M Anjana, M Deepa, K Parthiban, L Dhanasekaran, S K Sundaram, M Rajalakshmi, P Rajaneesh, K Munusamy, M Anitha, S Hemavathy, T Rahulashankiruthiyayan, D Anitha, R Dhanasekar, S Sureshkumar, D Anitha, K Sridevi, Jaipur - R Gupta, R B Panwar, I Mohan, P Rastogi, S Rastogi, R Bhargava, M Sharma, D Sharma, Trivandrum - V Raman Kutty, K Vijayakumar, V Ambili, Arunlal A R Nair, K Ajayan, G Rajasree, A R Renjini, A Deepu, B Sandhya, S Asha, H S Soumya, Chandigarh- R Kumar, M Kaur, P V M Lakshmi, V Sagar J S Thakur, B Patro, R Mahajan, A Josh, G Singh, K Sharma, P Chaudary, Iran: R Kelishadi*, A Bahonar, N Mohammadifard, H Heidari, Kazakhstan: K Davletov*, B Assembekov, B Amirov; Kyrgyzstan: E Mirrakhimov*, S Abilova, U Zakirov, U Toktomamatov; Malaysia: UiTM - K Yusoff*, T S Ismail, K Ng, A Devi, N Mat-Nasir, A S Ramli, M N K Nor-Ashikin, R Dasiman, M Y Mazaouspavina, F Ariffin, M Miskan, H Abul-Hamid, S Abdul-Razak, N Baharudin, N M N Mohd-Nasir, S F Badlishah-Sham, M Kaur, M Koshy, F A Majid, N A Bakar, N Zainon, R Salleh, SR Norlizan, N M Ghazali, M Baharom, H Zulkifli, R Razali, S Ali, C W J C W Hafar, F Basir; UKM - Noorhassim Ismail, M J Hasni, M T Azmi, M I Zaleha, R Ismail, K Y Hazdi, N Saian, A Jusoh, N Nasir, A Ayub, N Mohamed, A Jamaludin, Z Rahim; Occupied Palestinian Territory: R Khatib*, U Khammash, R Giacaman; Pakistan: R Iqbal*, R Khawaja, I Azam, K Kazmi; Peru: J Miranda*, A Bernabe Ortiz, W Checkley, R H Gilman, L Smeeth, R M Carrillo, M de los Angeles, C Tarazona Meza; Philippines: A Dans*, H U Co, J T Sanchez, L Pudol, C Zamora-Pudol, L A M Palileo-Villanueva, M R Aquino, C Abaquin, S L Pudol, K Manguiat, S Malayang; Poland: W Zatonski*, A Szuba, K Zatonska, R Ilow#, M Ferus, B Regulska-Ilow, D Różańska, M Wolyniec; Saudi Arabia: K F AlHabib*, M Alshamiri, H B Altaradi, O Alnobani, N Alkamel, M Ali, M Abdulrahman, R Nouri; South Africa: L Kruger*, A Kruger#, P Bestra, H Voster, A E Schutte, E Wentzel-Viljoen, F C Eloff, H de Ridder, H Moss, J Potgieter, A Roux, M Watson, G de Wet, A Olckers, J C Jerling, M Pieters, T Hoekstra, T Puoane, R Swart*, E Igumbor, L Tsolekile, K Ndayi, D Sanders, P Naidoo, N Steyn, N Peer, B Mayosi#, B Rayner, V Lambert, N Levitt, T Kolbe-Alexander, L Ntyintyane, G Hughes, J Fourie, M Muzigaba, S Xapa, N Gobile, K Ndayi, B Jwili, K Ndibaza, B Egbujie; Sweden A Rosengren*, K Bengtsson Boström, A Rawshani, A Gustavsson, M Andreasson, L Wirdemann; Tanzania: K Yeates*, M Oresto, N West Turkey: A Oguz*, N Imeryuz, Y Altuntas, S Gulec, A Temizhan, K Karsidag, K B T Calik, A K Akalin, O T Caklili, M V Keskinler, K Yildiz; United Arab Emirates: A H Yusufali, F Hussain, M H S Abdelmotagali, D F Youssef, O Z S Ahmad, F H M Hashem, T M Mamdouh, F M AbdRabbou, S H Ahmed, M A AlOmairi, H M Swidan, M Omran, N A Monsef ; Zimbabwe: J Chifamba*, T Ncube, B Ncube, C Chimhete, G K Neya, T Manenji, L Gwaunza, V Mapara, G Terera, C Mahachi, P Murambiwa, R Mapanga, A Chinhara (*National coordinator, #deceased).