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. 2026 Jun 16;15(12):4667. doi: 10.3390/jcm15124667
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