| HTN | hypertension |
| BP | blood pressure |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| BRJ | beetroot juice |
| GT | green tea |
| CN | curcumin |
| RSV | resveratrol |
| MetS | metabolic syndrome |
| T2DM | type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| PAD | peripheral artery disease |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| RCT | randomized controlled trial |
| AT | aerobic training |
| HIIT | high-intensity interval training |
| RT | resistance training |
| 1RM | one-repetition maximum |
| Ppeak | peak power |
| NO3− | nitrate |
| NO2− | nitrite |
| SBP | systolic blood pressure |
| MAP | mean arterial pressure |
| DBP | diastolic blood pressure |
| EGCG | epigallocatechin gallate |
| PEH | post-exercise hypotension |
| RPP | rate-pressure product |
| CVD | cardiovascular disease |
| HRmax | maximum heart rate |
| sGC | soluble guanylate cyclase |
| VSMCs | vascular smooth muscle cells |
| eNOS | endothelial nitric oxide synthase |
| PI3K/Akt | phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| SIRT1 | Sirtuin 1 |
| Nrf2 | Nuclear factor erythroid 2 like factor 2 |
| BH4 | tetrahydrobiopterin |
| H2S | hydrogen sulfide |
| PGC-1α | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha |
| RAAS | renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor-kappa beta |
| ACE | angiotensin-converting enzyme |