| ABCA1 | ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 |
| ABCG1 | ATP-binding cassette transporter G1 |
| ALP | alkaline phosphatase |
| apo(a) | apolipoprotein(a) |
| apoB | apolipoprotein B |
| apoB100 | apolipoprotein B100 |
| APOE | apolipoprotein E |
| ASCVD | atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease |
| ATX | autotaxin |
| BMP2 | bone morphogenetic protein 2 |
| BSCL2 | BSCL2 lipid droplet biogenesis associated protein |
| CAC | coronary artery calcium |
| CAVD | calcified aortic valve disease |
| CCL2 | C-C motif chemokine ligand 2 |
| CMR | cardiac magnetic resonance |
| CX3CL1 | C-X3-C motif chemokine ligand 1 |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| EndMT | endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition |
| eNOS | endothelial nitric oxide synthase |
| EVs | extracellular vesicles |
| FDG | fluorodeoxyglucose |
| FOXS1 | forkhead box S1 |
| IL-1β | interleukin-1 beta |
| IL-6 | interleukin-6 |
| IL-6R | interleukin-6 receptor |
| IL-8 | interleukin-8 |
| JAK | Janus kinase |
| KIV | kringle IV |
| KIV-2 | kringle IV type 2 |
| LDL | low-density lipoprotein |
| LDL-R | LDL receptor |
| LGE | late gadolinium enhancement |
| LPAR1 | lysophosphatidic acid receptor 1 |
| LPAR3 | lysophosphatidic acid receptor 3 |
| LPC | lysophosphatidylcholine |
| Lp(a) | lipoprotein(a) |
| LXRα | liver X receptor alpha |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MCP-1 | monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 |
| MESA | Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa B |
| Nox2 | NADPH oxidase 2 |
| Nox4 | NADPH oxidase 4 |
| ox-LDL | oxidized low-density lipoprotein |
| OxPL | oxidized phospholipids |
| PET/CT | positron emission tomography/computed tomography |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PPARγ | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| RUNX2 | runt-related transcription factor 2 |
| RhoA | Ras homolog family member A |
| ROCK | Rho-associated coiled-coil-containing protein kinase |
| SR-A | scavenger receptor class A |
| SR-BI | scavenger receptor class B type I |
| STAT3 | signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| TGF-β1 | transforming growth factor beta 1 |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| VECs | valvular endothelial cells |
| VICs | valvular interstitial cells |