Apo(a)	Apolipoprotein a
ARIC	Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study
CETP	Cholesteryl ester transfer protein
CHD	Coronary Heart Disease
CVD	Cardiovascular Disease
EAS	European Atherosclerosis Society
FH	Familial Hypercholesterolemia
FMD	Flow Mediated Dilation
HeFH	Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia
HoFH	Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia
IMT	Intima-Media Thickness
KIV	Kringle IV
LDL	Low-Density Lipoprotein
Lp(a)	Lipoprotein a
PCSK9	Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin type 9
SNPs	Single nucleotide polymorphisms
STRIP	Special Turku Coronary Risk Factor Intervention Project
UK	United Kingdom