5mC	5-methylcytosine
5hmC	5-hydroxymethylcytosine
Alu	Arthrobacter luteus
ARICs	Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study
AT	Adipose tissue
AWHS	Aragon Workers Health Study
BMI	Body mass index
BMPR2	Bone morphogenic protein receptor 2
CaG	CARTaGENE
CHD	Coronary heart disease
CHS	Cardiovascular Health Study
CpGs	Cytosine-guanine dinucleotides
CRP	C-reactive protein
CVD	Cardiovascular disease
DILGOM	National FINRISK Study
ELISA	Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
EPICORs	Long-Term Follow-Up of Antithrombotic Management Patterns in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients
FABP3	Fatty Acid Binding Protein 3
FHS	Framingham Heart Study
FOXP3	Forkhead/winged helix transcription factor 3
FOS	Framingham Offspring Study
FPG	Fasting plasma glucose
GOLDN	Genetics of Lipid Lowering Drugs and Diet Network
GTP	Grady Trauma Project
GWASs	Genome-wide association studies
HDL	High-density lipoprotein
HF	Heart failure
HOMA-IR	Homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance
hTERT	Human telomerase reverse transcriptase
IFN-γ	Interferon Gamma
IL-6	Interleukin-6
iNOS	Inducible nitric oxide synthase
InCHIANTI	The Invecchiare in Chianti study
IUCPQ	Quebec Heart and Lung Institute
KORA	Kooperative Gesundheitsforschung in der Region Augsburg study
LBCs	Lothian Birth Cohorts
LDL	Low-density lipoprotein
LINE-1	Long interspersed nuclear element-1
LVAD	Impact of Left Ventricular Assist Devices Implantation on Micro- and Macrovascular Function
MCC	Methyl-capture sequencing
MetS	Metabolic syndrome
MI	Myocardial infarction
MeDIP	Methylated DNA immunoprecipitation
MiRNA	MicroRNA
MZ	Monozygotic
NAS	Normative Aging Study
NFBC	Northern Finland Birth Cohort
NPPA	Atrial natriuretic peptide
NR3C1	Glucocorticoid receptor
NSPHS	Northern Sweden Population Health Study
PB	Peripheral blood
PBLs	Peripheral blood leukocytes
PBMCs	Peripheral blood mononuclear cells
PIVUSs	Prospective Investigation of the Vasculature in Uppsala Seniors
REGICOR	Girona Heart Registry/REgistre GIroní del COR
SOAT1	Sterol-O-Acyltransferase
SNP	Single nucleotide polymorph
T2D	Type 2 Diabetes
TC	Total cholesterol
TGs	Triglycerides
TLR2	Toll-like receptor 2
TSS	Transcriptional start site
TXNIP	Thioredoxin-interacting protein
VAT	Visceral adipose tissue
VSIP	Vitamin Intervention for Stroke Prevention
VHD	Vascular heart disease
WB	Whole blood
WBCs	White blood cells
WHI-BAA23	Women’s Health Initiative “Integrative genomics and risk of CHD and related phenotypes in the Women’s Health Initiative”
WHI-EMPC	Women’s Health Initiative “Epigenetic Mechanisms of Particulate Matter-Mediated CVD”
BP	Blood plasma
HDL-C	High-density lipoprotein cholesterol