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. 2026 Jul 1;13(7):300. doi: 10.3390/jcdd13070300
Ach Acetylcholine
AHA American Heart Association
AI Artificial intelligence
ANOCA Angina with non-obstructive coronary arteries
ATP Adenosine triphosphate
AUC Area under the curve
AVR Aortic valve replacement
CABG Coronary artery bypass grafting
CAD Coronary artery disease
CCTA Coronary computed tomography angiography
CFD Computational fluid dynamics
CFR Coronary flow reserve
CFVR Coronary flow velocity reserve
CI Confidence interval
CMD Coronary microvascular dysfunction
COVADIS Coronary Vasomotion Disorders International Study Group
CT Computed tomography
CVP Central venous pressure
DAPT Dual antiplatelet therapy
DFR Diastolic hyperemia-free ratio
ECG Electrocardiogram
ESC European Society of Cardiology
FFR Fractional flow reserve
FFRangio Angiography-derived fractional flow reserve
FFR-CT Computed tomography-derived fractional flow reserve
FFRMyo Myocardial fractional flow reserve
HF Heart failure
HMR Hyperemic microvascular resistance
HR Hazard ratio
iFR Instantaneous wave-free ratio
IMR Index of microcirculatory resistance
INOCA Ischemia with non-obstructive coronary arteries
IV Intravenous
IVUS Intravascular ultrasound
LAD Left anterior descending artery
LM Left main
MACE Major adverse cardiovascular events
MACCE Major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events
MRI Magnetic resonance imaging
NHPR Non-hyperemic pressure ratio
OCT Optical coherence tomography
OMT Optimal medical therapy
PCI Percutaneous coronary intervention
PET Positron emission tomography
PPG Pressure pullback gradient
QFR Quantitative flow ratio
RCA Right coronary artery
RFR Resting full-cycle ratio
SAQ Seattle Angina Questionnaire
SAVR Surgical aortic valve replacement
SCAI Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions
SPECT Single photon emission computed tomography
STEMI ST-elevation myocardial infarction
TAVI Transcatheter aortic valve implantation
vFFR Vessel fractional flow reserve
VSA Vasospastic angina