ACEi	Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor
AF	Atrial fibrillation
ALT	Alanine aminotransferase
ANOVA	Analysis of variance
aPTT	Activated partial thromboplastin time
ARB	Angiotensin receptor blocker
AST	Aspartate aminotransferase
BMI	Body mass index
BUN	Blood urea nitrogen
CAD	Coronary artery disease
CKD	Chronic kidney disease
CKD-EPI	Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration
COPD	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CRP	C-reactive protein
DBP	Diastolic blood pressure
DRC	Direct renin concentration
eGFR	Estimated glomerular filtration rate
EH	Essential arterial hypertension
Hb	Hemoglobin
HDL-C	High-density lipoprotein cholesterol
HF	Heart failure
HR	Heart rate
INR	International normalized ratio
IVC	Inferior vena cava
LDL-C	Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
LVEF	Left ventricular ejection fraction
LVH	Left ventricular hypertrophy
MAP	Mean arterial pressure
MCV	Mean corpuscular volume
MRA	Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist
NT-proBNP	N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide
OSAS	Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
PA	Plasma aldosterone
PASP	Pulmonary artery systolic pressure
PCT	Procalcitonin
PLT	Platelet count
PWT	Posterior wall thickness
RAAS	Renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system
RR	Respiratory rate
SBP	Systolic blood pressure
SD	Standard deviation
SGLT2i	Sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor
SPSS	Statistical Package for the Social Sciences
T2DM	Type 2 diabetes mellitus
TSAT	Transferrin saturation
WBC	White blood cell count