| ED | Emergency department |
| ACS | Acute coronary syndrome |
| ACC | American College of Cardiology |
| AHA | American Heart Association |
| HTN | Hypertension |
| HLD | Hyperlipidemia |
| EKG | Electrocardiogram |
| CAD | Coronary artery disease |
| MI | Myocardial infarction |
| PAD | Peripheral artery disease |
| CVA | Cerebrovascular disease |
| TIA | Transient ischemic attack |
| CKD | Chronic kidney disease |
| ESRD | End-stage renal disease |
| HD | Hemodialysis |
| LHC | Left heart catheter |
| CCTA | Cardiac computed tomography angiogram |
| CABG | Coronary artery bypass graft |
| PCI | Percutaneous coronary intervention |
| SCD | Sudden cardiac death |
| STROBE | Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology |
| IRB | Institutional review board |
| IQR | Interquartile ranges |
| ICC | Intraclass correlation coefficient |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| TIMI | Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction |
| HFA/CSANZ | Heart Foundation of Australia and Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand |