A-FAB	adipocyte fatty-acid-binding protein
ACS	acute coronary syndrome
AF	atrial fibrillation
AI	artificial intelligence
AMI	acute myocardial infarction
BNP	B-type natriuretic peptide
C-TnI	cardiac troponin I
CAC	coronary artery calcification
CAD	coronary artery disease
CCTA	coronary CT angiography
CFR	coronary flow reserve
CMR	cardiac magnetic resonance
CVD	cardiovascular disease
CT	computed tomography
CT-FFR	CT-derived fractional flow reserve
DL	deep learning
EAT	epicardial adipose tissue
ETT	exercise treadmill testing
FFAs	free fatty acids
HF	heart failure
HRP	high-risk coronary plaques
hs-CRP	high-sensitivity C-reactive protein
HU	Hounsfield units
IL	interleukin
KD	Kawasaki disease
LAD	left anterior descending
LPA	lysophosphatidic acid
MACE	major adverse cardiovascular events
ML	machine learning
MCP-1	monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
MINOCA	myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries
MiRNA	microRNA
NSTEMI	non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
PAAT	periaortic adipose tissue
PCAT	pericoronary adipose tissue
PET	positron emission tomography
pFAI	pericoronary fat attenuation index
PVAT	perivascular adipose tissue
SCAD	spontaneous coronary artery dissection
SCD	sudden cardiac death
SMI	silent myocardial infarction
T2DM	type 2 diabetes mellitus
TAK	Takayasu arteritis
TNFα	tumor necrosis factor-α
TTE	transthoracic echocardiography
VSMCs	vascular smooth muscle cells
18F-NaF	18F-sodium fluoride