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. 2024 Feb 23;17(3):289. doi: 10.3390/ph17030289
AAV adeno-associated virus
ACL ATP citrate lyase
ACS acute coronary syndrome
ANGPTL3 angiopoietin-like 3
apo apolipoprotein
ARR absolute risk reduction
ASCVD atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
ASO Antisense Oligonucleotides
BASs Bile acid sequestrants
CA cardiac arrest
CABG coronary artery bypass graft
CAD coronary artery disease
CETP cholesteryl ester transfer protein
CKD chronic kidney disease
CV cardiovascular
DALI direct adsorption of lipoproteins
DHA docosahexaenoic acid
DM diabetes mellitus
EPA eicosapentaenoic acid
FDA food and drug administration
FH familial hypercholesterolemia
FPP farnesyl diphosphate synthase
HDL-C high-density lipoprotein–cholesterol
HeFH heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia
HF heart failure
HIV human immunodeficiency virus
HMG-CoA hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA
HoFH Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia
hsCRP high sensitivity C-reactive protein
HTG-AP hypertriglyceridemia-associated acute pancreatitis
IDOL inducible degrader of LDL receptors
IFPTA immunogenic fused PCSK9-tetanus
LDL-C low-density lipoprotein–cholesterol
LDLRs LDL receptors
Lp(a) lipoprotein(a)
LPL lipoprotein lipase
Lp-PLA2 phospholipase A2
LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction
LXR liver X receptor
MACEs major adverse cardiovascular events
MI Myocardial infarction
MTP microsomal triglyceride transfer protein
NGAT acyl-CoA:1,2-diacylglycerol acyltransferase
NNT Number Needed to Treat
NPC1L1 Niemann–Pick C1-like 1
NYHA New York Heart Association
OM3FAs Omega-3 fatty acids
PAD peripheral artery disease
PCI percutaneous coronary intervention
PCSK9 proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9
PPARs peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors
PUFA polyunsaturated fatty acid
PVD polyvascular disease
RCT randomized clinical trial
RISC RNA-induced silencing complex
RRR relative risk reduction
SCD sudden cardiac death
TGRL triglyceride-rich lipoprotein
VLDL very low-density lipoproteins