| ACS | Acute coronary syndrome |
| CABG | Coronary artery bypass grafting |
| CAD | Coronary artery disease |
| COVID-19 | The coronavirus disease 2019 |
| CPB | Cardiopulmonary bypass |
| CSS | Classifications of Canadian Cardiovascular Society |
| DM | Diabetes mellitus |
| EUROSCORE II | The European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation |
| FREEDOM | Future Revascularisation Evaluation in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: Optimal Management of Multivessel Disease |
| HA | Artery hypertension |
| ICU | Intensive care unit |
| KROK | The Polish National Registry of Cardiac Surgical Operations database |
| MIDCAB | Minimally invasive coronary artery bypass |
| NYHA | New York Heart Association |
| OPCAB | Off-pump coronary artery bypass |
| PCI | Percutaneous coronary intervention |
| SARS-CoV-2 | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 |
| SYNTAX | Synergy between PCI with Taxus and Cardiac Surgery |
| TVCAD | Triple vessel coronary artery disease |