| VSMC | Vascular smooth muscle cells |
| miRNAs | microRNAs |
| SM | Smooth muscle |
| CAD | Coronary artery disease |
| MI | Myocardial infarction |
| RT-qPCR | Real-time polymerase chain reaction |
| IPA | Ingenuity Pathway Analysis |
| DIANA | DNA Intelligent Analysis |
| miEAA | miRNA Enrichment Analysis and Annotation |
| GO | Gene ontology |
| SMC | Smooth muscle cell |
| BrdU | Bromodeoxyuridine |
| MYOCD | Myocardin |
| MBNL1 | Muscleblind-like splicing regulator 1 |
| LCM | Laser capture microdissection |