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. 2026 Sep 29;13(10):488. doi: 10.3390/jcdd13100488
ACEF Age, Creatinine, Ejection Fraction
ACS Acute Coronary Syndrome
AF Atrial Fibrillation
AMI Acute Myocardial Infarction
ASA Acetylsalicylic Acid (Aspirin)
AUC Area Under the Curve
CABG Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
CHA2DS2-VASc Congestive Heart Failure, Hypertension, Age ≥ 75, Diabetes, Stroke/TIA/Thromboembolism, Vascular Disease, Age 65–74, Sex Category (Female)
CI Confidence Interval
CICU Coronary Intensive Care Unit
COVID-19 Coronavirus Disease 2019
CSS Clinical SYNTAX score
DAPT Dual Antiplatelet Therapy
DM Diabetes Mellitus
ECG Electrocardiography
EF Ejection Fraction
GRACE Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events
HDL High-Density Lipoprotein
CrCl Creatinine Clearance (Cockcroft–Gault)
HbA1c Hemoglobin A1c
HR Hazard Ratio
HT Hypertension
IQR Interquartile Range
LA Left Atrium
LDL Low-Density Lipoprotein
LVDD Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction
MACE Major Adverse Cardiovascular Event
MI Myocardial Infarction
NSTEMI Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
NOAF New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation
NOAC Non-Vitamin K Oral Anticoagulant
OAC Oral Anticoagulation
OACIS Osaka Acute Coronary Insufficiency Study
OR Odds Ratio
PCI Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
RAAS Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
ROC Receiver Operating Characteristic
SD Standard Deviation
SIRTAX Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Compared with Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent for Coronary Revascularization
SS SYNTAX Score
STEMI ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
SYNTAX Synergy Between PCI With Taxus and Cardiac Surgery
TAT Triple Antithrombotic Therapy
TIA Transient Ischemic Attack
VIF Variance Inflation Factor