ACS	Acute coronary syndrome
AGE–RAGE	Advanced glycation end products–receptor for advanced glycation end products
AGEs	Advanced glycation end products
AIx	Augmentation index
AKT	Activating protein kinase B
AMI	Acute myocardial infarction
BMI	Body mass index
BMP2	Bone morphogenetic protein 2
C1q	Complement 1q
C4BP	C4b-binding protein
CAD	Coronary artery disease
CD36	Cluster of differentiation 36
CHD	coronary heart disease
CKD	Chronic kidney disease
COX-2	Cyclooxygenase-2
CRP	C-reactive protein
CVD	Cardiovascular disease
DFU	Diabetes-related foot ulceration
DM	Diabetes mellitus
ECM	Extracellular matrix
eGFR	Estimated glomerular filtration rate
ELISA	Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
EndMT	Endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition
FAK	Gocal adhesion kinase
GPIIb-IIIa	IIb-IIIa glycoprotein
HbA1c	Hemoglobin A1c
HOMA-IR	Homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance
hs-CRP	High-sensitivity C-reactive protein
ICAM-1	Intercellular adhesion molecule-1
IL-1/IL-6/IL-8	Interleukin 1/6/8
IMT	Carotid intima-media thickness
JNK	The c-Jun N-terminal kinase
LDL-c	Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
LTh	Lymphocyte T helper
LVEF	Left ventricular ejection fraction
MACE	Major adverse cardiovascular events
MCP-1	Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
mCRP	Monomeric C-reactive protein
MMP	Matrix metalloproteinase
NETs	Neutrophil extracellular traps
NF-kB	Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NO	Nitric oxide
NOS	Nitric oxidative stress
p38 MAPK	p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase
PAD	Peripheral artery disease
pCRP	Pentameric C-reactive protein
PECAM-1	Platelet adhesion molecule-1
PWV	Pulse wave velocity
rs1205	Genetic polymorphism of the C-reactive protein (CRP) gene
SNPs	Single nucleotide polymorphisms
T1D	Type 1 diabetes
T2DM	Type 2 diabetes mellitus
TAVI	Transcatheter aortic valve implantation
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor beta
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor alpha
VCAM-1	Vascular cell adhesion molecule 1
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
VSMCs	Vascular smooth muscle cells
vWF	von Willebrand Factor