| CAV | Cardiac allograft vasculopathy |
| EMB | endomyocardial biopsies |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| Q.E. | Quilty effect |
| HPF | High power field |
| HE | Hematoxilin-eosin |
| ICvDT | Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases and Transplantation |
| ISHLT | International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation |
| ACR | Acute cellular rejection |
| AMR | Acute mediated rejection |