ACPA	Anti-Citrullinated Peptide Antibody
ACS	Acute Coronary Syndrome
AD	Alzheimer’s Disease
ADNI	Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative
Aβ	Beta-Amyloid (Amyloid-beta)
Aβ42	Amyloid-beta 1–42
Abeta40	Amyloid-beta 1–40
Anti-CCP	Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide
Anti-Hsp60	Antibodies Against 60 kDa Heat Shock Protein
BDI-II	Beck Depression Inventory-II
BMI	Body Mass Index
BNP	B-Type Natriuretic Peptide
BRASS	Brigham and Women’s Rheumatoid Arthritis Sequential Study
C	Complement System
CAD	Coronary Artery Disease
CD	Cluster of Differentiation
CHD	Coronary Heart Disease
CIA	Collagen-Induced Arthritis
CMD	Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction
CRP	C-Reactive Protein
csDMARDs	Conventional Synthetic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs
CV	Cardiovascular
CVD	Cardiovascular Disease
DAS28-CRP	Disease Activity Score 28 (or in 28 joints)-CRP
DBS	Dried Blood Spot
DMARDs	Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs
EC	Endothelial Cell
ECG	Electrocardiogram
ELISA	Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
ESR	Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
EV/EVs	Extracellular Vesicles
Fcγ receptors	Fc gamma receptors
FLS	Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes
HDL	High-Density Lipoprotein
hscTnT	High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T
hsCRP	High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein
IFN-γ	Interferon-gamma
IL-1β	Interleukin-1 beta
IL-2	Interleukin-2
IL-6	Interleukin-6
IL-12	Interleukin-12
IL-18	Interleukin-18
IL-33	Interleukin-33
IMT	Intima-Media Thickness
JAKi	Janus Kinase Inhibitor
LDL-C	Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
LpPLA2	Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase A2
MAPK	Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase
MAC	Membrane Attack Complex
MACE	Major Adverse Cardiac Events
MCP-1	Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1
MDD	Major Depressive Disorder
MetS	Metabolic Syndrome
MFR	Myocardial Flow Reserve
MHC-II	Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II
MRI	Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MPs	Microparticles
mCRP	Monomeric C-Reactive Protein
MVs	Microvesicles
nCRP	Native (Pentameric) C-Reactive Protein
NK	Natural Killer Cells
NF-κB	Nuclear Factor Kappa-light-chain-enhancer of Activated B cells
NFTs	Neurofibrillary Tangles
NHIRD	National Health Insurance Research Database (Taiwan)
OA	Osteoarthritis
OPN	Osteopontin
PAD	Peripheral Artery Disease
PC	Phosphocholine
PE	Phosphoethanolamine
PET	Positron Emission Tomography
PHCs	Progenitor Hematopoietic Cells (CD34+ cells)
PHQ-9	Patient Health Questionnaire-9
pCRP/pCRP*	Pentameric C-Reactive Protein/Pentameric Symmetrical CRP (with neoepitope exposed)/Conformational Intermediate of CRP
PWV	Pulse Wave Velocity
RA	Rheumatoid Arthritis
RAGE/RAGEs	Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products
RF	Rheumatoid Factor
ROS	Reactive Oxygen Species
sPLA2	Secretory Phospholipase A2
sRAGE	Soluble Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products
SA	Stable Angina
S100A8/A9	Calprotectin
SLE	Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
SSc	Systemic Sclerosis
SPs	Senile Plaques
ST2	Suppression of Tumorigenicity 2 (soluble form often denoted as sST2)
STCS	Speckle Tracking Carotid Strain
suPAR	Soluble Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor
TNF	Tumor Necrosis Factor
TNF-α	Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha
TGF-β	Transforming Growth Factor Beta
VAS	Visual Analog Scale
VEGF	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor