ACC	American College of Cardiology
ACS	Acute Coronary Syndrome
ADH	Alcohol Dehydrogenase
ADH1B	Alcohol Dehydrogenase 1B
ADH1C	Alcohol Dehydrogenase 1C
AHA	American Heart Association
ALDH	Aldehyde Dehydrogenase
ALDH2	Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 2
BMI	Body Mass Index
BP	Blood Pressure
CAD	Coronary Artery Disease
CCD	Chronic Coronary Disease
CI	Confidence Interval
CVD	Cardiovascular Disease
ESC	European Society of Cardiology
ESH	European Society of Hypertension
ETA	Endothelin Type A (receptor)
HCAEC	Human coronary artery endothelial cells
HCD	Heavy Continuous Drinking
HDL	High-Density Lipoprotein
HED	Heavy Episodic Drinking
HR	Hazard Ratio
HTN	Hypertension
IFN-γ	Interferon Gamma
IL-6	Interleukin-6
LDL	Low-Density Lipoprotein
MACE	Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events
MI	Myocardial Infarction
NO	Nitric Oxide
OR	Odds Ratio
PAI-1	Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1
RCT	Randomized Controlled Trial
ROS	Reactive Oxygen Species
RR	Relative Risk
tPA	Tissue Plasminogen Activator
TEER	Transendothelial Electrical Resistance
TG	Triglycerides
TNF-α	Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha
vWF	von Willebrand Factor
WHO	World Health Organization