| ABI | ankle–brachial index |
| ADT | androgen deprivation therapy |
| AHA | American Heart Association |
| AMI | acute myocardial infarction |
| ASCVD | atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease |
| BAC | breast arterial calcification |
| BC | breast cancer |
| CAC | coronary artery calcium |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| CHIP | clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential |
| CT | computed tomography |
| CCTA | coronary computed tomography angiography |
| CTA | computed tomography angiography |
| cTnT | cardiac troponin T |
| CV | cardiovascular |
| CVD | cardiovascular disease |
| CVRFs | cardiovascular risk factors |
| DAMPs | danger-associated molecular patterns |
| EAT | epicardial adipose tissue |
| EC | endothelial cell |
| FAI | Fat Attenuation Index |
| GDF-15 | growth differentiation factor-15 |
| GnRH | gonadotropin releasing hormone |
| GWAS | genome wide association studies |
| HDL | high-density lipoprotein |
| HF | heart failure |
| HR | hazard ratio |
| hs-CRP | high-sensitivity C-reactive protein |
| GOF | gain of function |
| ICI | immune checkpoint inhibitor |
| IL | interleukin |
| LDL-C | low-density lipoprotein |
| LOF | loss of function |
| Lp(a) | lipoprotein(a) |
| MACE | major adverse CV event |
| MCP-1 | monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 |
| M1 | M1 macrophage |
| M2 | M2 macrophage |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| NAFLD | non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
| NET | neutrophil extracellular trap |
| NK | natural killer |
| NLRP3 | nucleotide oligomerization domain-containing, leucine-rich repeat-containing, and pyrin domain-containing protein3 |
| NSCLC | non-small-cell lung cancer |
| PESA | Progression of Early Subclinical Atherosclerosis |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| PlGF | placental growth factor |
| PMNs | polymorphonuclear neutrophils |
| PVAT | perivascular adipose tissue |
| RCT | randomized controlled trial |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| ST2 | suppression of tumorigenicity 2 |
| Th2 | type 2 helper T cells |
| TG | triglycerides |
| T reg | regulatory T cells |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-α |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |