| ACS | Acute Coronary Syndrome |
| CABG | Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting |
| CAD | Coronary Artery Disease |
| CCS | Chronic Coronary Syndrome |
| CI | Confidence Interval |
| CS | Cardiogenic Shock |
| CV | Cardiovascular |
| CVD | Cardiovascular Disease |
| ESC | European Society of Cardiology |
| FFR | Fractional Flow Reserve |
| HF | Heart Failure |
| HR | Hazard Ratio |
| iFR | Instantaneous Wave-Free Ratio |
| IVUS | Intravascular Ultrasound |
| LAD | Left Anterior Descending Artery |
| LVEF | Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction |
| MACE | Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events |
| MI | Myocardial Infarction |
| MLA | Minimal Luminal Area |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| NIRS | Near-Infrared Spectroscopy |
| NSTEMI | Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction |
| OCT | Optical Coherence Tomography |
| OMT | Optimal Medical Therapy |
| OR | Odds Ratio |
| PCI | Percutaneous Coronary Intervention |
| QFR | Quantitative Flow Ratio |
| RCTs | Randomized Controlled Trials |
| RR | Risk Ratio |
| SYNTAX | SYNergy between PCI with TAXUS and Cardiac Surgery |
| STEMI | ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction |
| TCFA | Thin-Cap Fibroatheroma |