ACE inhibitors	angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
Ang II	angiotensin II
BMI	body mass index
CC–IMT	common carotid intima-media thickness
DBP	diastolic blood pressure
DLA	diameter of the left atrium
ECM	extracellular matrix
ED	endothelial dysfunction
EDLV	end diastolic diameter of left ventricle
EDHF	endothelial derived hyperpolarizing factor
EF	ejection fraction
FMD	flow-mediated vasodilatation
HTN	hypertension
hs-CRP	high-sensitivity C-reactive protein
IVS	interventricular septum
MONO	monocytes
NEUTRO	neutrocytes, neutrophils
NO	nitric oxide
PAI	platelet activator inhibitor
PTX3	pentraxin-3
PWLV	posterior wall of the left ventricle
SD	standard deviation
SBP	systolic blood pressure
sGC	soluble guanylatecyclase
TGF	transforming growth factor
TSP-1	thrombospondin-1
VSMCs	vascular smooth muscle cells
WBC	white blood cells