ACS	Acute coronary syndromes
CAD	Coronary artery disease
CCL5	C-C motif ligand 5
CCR1	C-C chemokine receptor type 1
COX1	Cyclooxygenase-1
CVD	Cardiovascular disease
CXCL1	C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 1
CXCL4	C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 4
ECM	Extracellular matrix
ECs	Endothelial cells
EVs	Extracellular vesicles
GCX	Glycocalyx
HMGB1	High mobility group box protein 1
IL	Interleukin
ICAM1	Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1
MI	Myocardial infarction
MCP1	Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
MAC	Membrane attack complexes
MMPs	Matrix metalloproteinases
NETs	Neutrophil-extracellular traps
NO	Nitric oxide
NPA	Neutrophil–platelet aggregates
ox-LDL	oxidized low-density lipoprotein
PAD	Peripheral artery disease
PDT	Photodynamic therapy
PF4	Platelet factor 4
PMC	Platelet–monocyte complexes
PMPs	Platelet microparticles
PDGF	Platelet-derived growth factor
PSGL1	P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1
RANTES	Regulated upon activation normal T expressed and secreted
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
STAT3	Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor-alpha
TGF-β	transforming growth factor beta
UCNPs	Upconversion nanoparticles
VCAM1	Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
VSMCs	Vascular smooth muscle cells
vWF	von Willebrand factor