| SLE | systemic lupus erythematosus |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
| CVD | cardiovascular disease |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| NBTE | nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis |
| APS | antiphospholipid syndrome |
| ECAD | epicardial coronary artery disease |
| SCAD | spontaneous coronary artery dissection |
| ACS | acute coronary syndrome |
| MCAD | microvascular coronary artery disease |
| CP | chest pain |
| PAH | pulmonary arterial hypertension |
| GLS | global longitudinal strain |
| LVEF | left ventricular ejection fraction |
| CCT | cardiac computed tomography |
| CAC | coronary artery calcification |
| CTCA | computed tomography coronary angiography |
| NCP | noncalcified coronary atherosclerotic plaque |
| ACS | acute coronary angiography |
| CCP | calcified coronary plaque |
| FFR | fractional flow reserve |
| ICA | interventional coronary angiography |
| SPECT | single-photon emission computed tomography |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| MFR | myocardial flow reserve |
| MBF | myocardial blood flow |
| CMR | cardiovascular magnetic resonance |
| MPRI | myocardial perfusion rate index |
| SNP | single-nucleotide polymorphism |
| IRF8 | interferon regulatory factor-8 |
| MHC | major histocompatibility complex |
| MR | mendelian randomization |
| aCL | anticardiolipin |
| aPL | antiphospholipid antibodies |
| aGAPSS | adjusted global antiphospholipid syndrome score |
| ECG | electrocardiogram |
| SLEDAI-2K | systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index-2000 |
| SDI | systemic lupus international collaborating clinics damage index |
| LN | lupus nephritis |
| HCQ | hydroxychloroquine |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| dsDNA | double-stranded DNA |
| RNP | ribonucleoprotein |