| LD | linear dichrois; |
| ACS | acute coronary syndrome; |
| CAD | coronary artery disease; |
| CHD | coronary heart disease; |
| CI | confidence interval; |
| HWE | Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium; |
| HDL | high-density lipoprotein; |
| MeSH | Medical Subject Headings; |
| MI | myocardial infarction; |
| NOS | Newcastle–Ottawa Scale; |
| OR | odds ratio; |
| PCAD | premature coronary artery disease; |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses; |
| SCARB1 | scavenger receptor class B member 1; |
| SCS | significant coronary stenosis; |
| SNP | single-nucleotide polymorphism; |
| SR-BI | scavenger receptor class B type 1; |