CVD	Cardiovascular diseases
DALYs	Disability adjusted life-years
MI	Myocardial infarction
PE	Pulmonary embolism
LDL	Low-density lipoprotein
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
ER	Endoplasmic reticulum
MMPs	Matrix metalloproteinases
ECM	Extracellular matrix
CXCLs	Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligands
CCLs	Chemokine ligands
MIP	Macrophage Inflammatory Proteins
RANTES	Regulated on Activation, Normal T Cell Expressed and Secreted – CCL5
MCP	Monocyte chemoattractant protein
PAMPs	Pathogen-associated molecular patterns
DAMPs	Damage-associated molecular patterns
PRRs	Pattern recognition receptors
TLRs	Toll-like receptors
MYD88	Myeloid differentiation primary response 88
IRAK-4	Interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 4
TRAF	TNF receptor associated factor
IKKβ	IκB kinase β
NF-κB	Nuclear factor-kappa B
ILs	Interleukins
IFN	Interferon
NK	Natural-killer cells
NO	Nitric oxide
SR	Scavenger receptors
MR	Mannose receptors
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor-β
MHC-II	Major histocompatibility complex class II molecules
CCR	Chemokine receptors
ARG 1	Arginase-1
GCR	Glucocorticoid receptor
FN-1	Fibronectin-1
TRIB1	Tribbles homolog 1 is a protein kinase
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
BMDM	Bone marrow derived macrophages
CDC	Cardiosphere-derived cells
GFP	Green fluorescent protein