| AHA | American Heart Association |
| ACC | American College of Cardiology |
| CKM | Cardiovascular–Kidney–Metabolic |
| CVDs | Cardiovascular Diseases |
| CKD | Chronic Kidney Disease |
| ESKD | End-Stage Kidney Disease |
| MetS | Metabolic Syndrome |
| HF | Heart Failure |
| LVEF | Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction |
| HFpEF | Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction |
| HFmrEF | Heart Failure with Mildly Reduced Ejection Fraction |
| HFrEF | Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| DM | Diabetes Mellitus |
| T1D | Type 1 Diabetes |
| T2D | Type 2 Diabetes |
| CAD | Coronary Artery Disease |
| DKD | Diabetic Kidney Disease |
| eGFR | Glomerular Filtration Rate |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| SDOH | Social Determinants of Health |
| FFAs | Free Fatty Acids |
| HDL | High-Density Lipoprotein |
| SNS | Sympathetic Nervous System |
| AGEs | Advanced Glycation End Products |
| KDIGO | Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes |
| ASCVD | Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease |
| ADA | American Diabetes Association |
| UACR | Urinary Albumin-to-Creatinine Ratio |
| ESC | European Society of Cardiology |
| Lp(a) | Lipoprotein(a) |
| CAC | Coronary Artery Calcium |
| GLP-1RAs | Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonists |
| GIP/GLP-1RA | Glucose-Dependent Insulinotropic Polypeptide/Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist |
| SGLT2is | Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors |
| MACEs | Major Cardiovascular Events |
| ACEi | Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor |
| ARB | Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker |
| MRAs | Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists |
| SCORE2 | Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation 2 |
| RASS | Renin–Angiotensin–Aldosterone System |
| RAASi | Renin–Angiotensin–Aldosterone System Inhibitor |