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. 2025 Oct 1;14(19):6963. doi: 10.3390/jcm14196963
ACEI Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor
AF Atrial Fibrillation
AUC Area Under the Curve
ARB Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker
BB Beta Blockers
BMI Body Mass Index
CABG Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
CaB Calcium Blockers
Ca-blocker Calcium Channel Blocker
CAD Coronary Artery Disease
CCS Chronic Coronary Syndrome
cm3 Cubic Centimetres
CBA Cryoballoon Ablation
CI Confidence Interval
COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
CRP C-Reactive Protein
CT Computed Tomography
DPP4 Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4
EAT Epicardial Adipose Tissue
ECG Electrocardiogram
FDR False Discovery Rate
GFR Glomerular Filtration Rate
GIP Glucose-Dependent Insulinotropic Polypeptide
GLP-1 Glucagon-Like Peptide-1
GLP1ra Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist
HF Heart Failure
HFpEF Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
HFrEF Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction
HU Hounsfield Units
IQR, Interquartile Range
LA Left Atrium
LA-EAT Left Atrium Epicardial Adipose Tissue
LAA Left Atrial Appendage
LVEF Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction
MI Myocardial Infarction
MRA Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonist
NOAC Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulant
OBS Obstructive Sleep Apnea
OR Odds Ratio
OSA Obstructive Sleep Apnea
PCI Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
PET Positron Emission Tomography
PersAF Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
PFA Pulsed Field Ablation
PVAT Perivascular Adipose Tissue
PVI Pulmonary Vein Isolation
RCT Randomized Controlled Trial
ROC Receiver Operating Characteristic
SD Standard Deviation
SGLT2i Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitor
T2D Type 2 Diabetes
Total-EAT Total Epicardial Adipose Tissue
TSH Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone
VKA Vitamin K Antagonist