| AI | Artificial intelligence |
| ALT | Alanine aminotransferase |
| ANGPTL3 | Angiopoietin-like protein 3 |
| apo(a) | Apolipoprotein(a) |
| ApoB | Apolipoprotein B |
| APOE | Apolipoprotein E |
| ARH | Autosomal recessive hypercholesterolemia |
| ARISE | Algorithmic risk inspection for screening elevated Lp(a) |
| ASCVD | Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease |
| ASO | Single-strand antisense oligonucleotide |
| AST | Aspartate aminotransferase |
| CAD | Coronary artery disease |
| CAVS | Calcific aortic valve stenosis |
| CHD | Coronary heart disease |
| c-IMT | Carotid intima-media thickness |
| CTX | Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis |
| CVD | Cardiovascular disease |
| EAS | European Atherosclerosis Society |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| ERT | Enzyme replacement therapy |
| FH | Familial Hypercholesterolemia |
| GWAS | Genome-wide association study |
| HDL-c | High-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
| HeFH | Heterozygous FH |
| HoFH | Homozygous FH |
| HSCT | Hematopoietic stem cell transplant |
| IFCC | International Federation of Clinical Chemistry |
| K-IV2 | Kringle IV type 2 |
| LALD | Lysosomal acid lipase deficiency |
| LC-MS | Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry |
| LDL-c | Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
| LDLR | LDL receptor |
| LDLRAP1 | LDLR adaptor protein 1 |
| LLT | Lipid-lowering therapy |
| Lp(a) | Lipoprotein(a) |
| Lp(a)-c | Lipoprotein(a) cholesterol |
| LIPA | Lysosomal acid lipase |
| MI | Myocardial infarction |
| MTTP | Microsomal triglyceride transfer protein |
| NGS | Next Generation Sequencing |
| Non-HDL-c | Non-High-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
| NPC1L1 | Niemann–Pick C1-like 1 |
| OxPLs | Oxidized phospholipids |
| PAD | Peripheral arterial disease |
| PCSK9 | Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 |
| PCSK9i | PCSK9 inhibitors |
| PRS | Polygenic risk score |
| siRNA | Small interfering RNA |
| SNPs | Single-nucleotide polymorphisms |
| USV | Uncertain significance variant |
| VLDL | Very low-density lipoprotein |
| WHO | World Health Organization |