| ACC/AHA | American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association |
| AIx | Augmentation index |
| AIx@75 | Augmentation index normalized to a heart rate of 75 bpm |
| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| CBF | Calf blood flow |
| cSBP | Central systolic blood pressure |
| cDBP | Central diastolic blood pressure |
| cPP | Central pulse pressure |
| cAIx | Central augmentation index |
| CVD | Cardiovascular diseases |
| D | Diameter |
| DBP | Diastolic blood pressure |
| ESS | Endothelial shear stress |
| FBF | Forearm blood flow |
| FMD | Flow-mediated dilation |
| LVEW | Left ventricular energy |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| NOx | Nitric oxide metabolites nitrite/nitrate |
| PP | Pulse pressure |
| PWA | Pulse wave analysis |
| PWVcf | Pulse wave velocity carotid–femoral |
| RPE | Rate of perceived exertion |
| SBP | Systolic blood pressure |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| VOP | Venous occlusion plethysmography |