ACE	Angiotensin-converting enzyme
ADA	American Diabetes Association
ARB	Angiotensin receptor blocker
BMI	Body mass index
CAD	Coronary artery disease
CI	Confidence interval
CKD-EPI	Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration
COPD	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
ECM	Extracellular matrix
EDTA	Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
eGFR	Estimated glomerular filtration rate
ELAFIN	Elastase-specific inhibitor (Peptidase inhibitor 3)
ELISA	Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
E/e′	Ratio of early transmitral inflow velocity to early diastolic mitral annular velocity
FDR	False discovery rate
HbA1c	Glycated hemoglobin
HC3	Heteroscedasticity-consistent covariance matrix estimator (type HC3)
HDL	High-density lipoprotein
HRP	Horseradish peroxidase
IQR	Interquartile range
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinase
LAD	Left anterior descending coronary artery
LAVI	Left atrial volume index
LCx	Left circumflex coronary artery
LDL	Low-density lipoprotein
LVEF	Left ventricular ejection fraction
MRA	Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist
NE	Neutrophil elastase
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa B
NT-proBNP	N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide
OD	Optical density
OR	Odds ratio
PBS	Phosphate-buffered saline
PI3	Peptidase inhibitor 3
PKC	Protein kinase C
Q–Q	Quantile–quantile
REG3A	Regenerating family member 3 alpha
ROC	Receiver operating characteristic
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
RVSP	Right ventricular systolic pressure
SGLT2	Sodium–glucose cotransporter 2
T2DM	Type 2 diabetes mellitus
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor alpha
TR	Tricuspid regurgitation
VE-cadherin	Vascular endothelial cadherin
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
WBC	White blood cell count