| ACS | Acute coronary syndrome |
| AFM | Atomic force microscope |
| AMI | Acute myocardial infarction |
| ApoBD | Apoptotic body |
| ARF6 | Adenosine diphosphate-ribosylation factor 6 |
| ALIX | ALG-2 interacting protein X |
| ARRCD1 | Arrestin domain-containing protein-1 |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| C3 | Complement receptor 3 |
| CABG | Coronary-artery-by-pass-graft |
| CAD | Coronary artery disease |
| CD62L | L-selectin |
| CXCL | Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand |
| DLS | Dynamic light scattering |
| DVT | Deep vein thrombosis |
| EC-MV | Endothelial cell microvesicle |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| EM | Electron microscopy |
| EPC | Endothelial progenitor cell |
| ERK | Extracellular signaling-regulated kinase |
| ESC | European Society of Cardiology |
| ESCRT | Endosomal sorting complex required for transport |
| EV | Extracellular Vesicle |
| EXO | Exosome |
| FACS | Fluorescence activated cell sorting |
| FC | Flow cytometry |
| FeCl3 | Ferric chloride |
| GPIb | Glycoprotein Ib |
| GPIIb/IIIa | Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa |
| GPV | Glycoprotein V |
| GPVI | Glycoprotein VI |
| GTP | Guanosine-5′-triphosphate |
| HMGB1 | High mobility group box 1 |
| HSP70 | Heat shock proteins 70 Kd |
| ICAM-1 | Intracellular adhesion molecule 1 |
| IF | Immunofluorescence microscopy |
| ILV | Intraluminal vesicle |
| INFα | Interferon α |
| ISEV | International Society for Extracellular Vesicles |
| ISTH | International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis |
| IVC | Inferior vena cava |
| LDL | Low-density lipoprotein |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MI | Myocardial infarction |
| MLC | Myosin light-chain |
| MLCK | Myosin light-chain kinase |
| MMP | Metalloproteinase |
| MSC | Mesenchymal stem cell |
| MV | Microvesicle |
| MVB | Multivesicular body |
| NET | Neutrophil extracellular trap |
| NTA | Nanoparticle tracking analysis |
| PDI | Protein disulfide-isomerase |
| PE | Pulmonary embolism |
| PFA-100 | Platelet function analyzer |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| PLD | Phospholipase D |
| PMP | Platelet-derived microparticle |
| PS | Phosphatidylserine |
| PSGL-1 | P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 |
| PTE | Pulmonary thromboembolism |
| RNA | Ribonucleic acid |
| RPS | Resistive pulse sensing |
| STEMI | ST elevation myocardial infarction |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscopy |
| TF | Tissue factor |
| TFPI | Tissue factor pathway inhibitor |
| TM | Thrombomodulin |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor α |
| TRAP | Thrombin receptor activating peptide |
| TSG101 | Tumor susceptibility gene 101 |
| TXB2 | Thromboxane B2 |
| uPAR | Urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor |
| VCAM-1 | Vascular cell adhesion protein 1 |
| Vps-4 | Vacuolar protein sorting-associated protein 4 |
| VTE | Venous thromboembolism |
| WB | Western blotting |