| AA | arachidonic acid |
| ACM | arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy |
| ACS | acute coronary syndrome |
| ADP | adenosine diphosphate |
| Ago2 | Argonaute 2 |
| AMI | acute myocardial infarction |
| ASA | acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| CRP-XL | crosslinked collagen-related peptide |
| CTAD | citrate-theophylline-adenosine-dipyridamole |
| CVD | cardiovascular disease |
| DAPT | dual antiplatelet therapy |
| EC | endothelial cell |
| EDTA | ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| EV | extracellular vesicle |
| HSC | hematopoietic stem cell |
| HTPR | high on treatment platelet reactivity |
| HUVEC | human umbilical vein endothelial cell |
| IVD | in vitro diagnostic |
| LD | loading dose |
| LNA | locked nucleic acid |
| LTA | light transmission aggregometry |
| MACE | major adverse cardiac event |
| MD | maintenance dose |
| MEA | multiple electrode aggregometry |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| mRNA | messenger RNA |
| MRP4 | multidrug resistance protein 4 |
| ncRNA | noncoding RNA |
| PAR2-AP | protease-activated receptor-2 activating peptide |
| PAR4-AP | protease-activated receptor-4 activating peptide |
| PBMC | peripheral blood mononuclear cells |
| PCI | percutaneous coronary intervention |
| PCR | polymerase chain reaction |
| PE | pulmonary embolism |
| PFT | platelet function test |
| PMV | platelet microvesicle |
| POC | point-of-care |
| PPP | platelet-poor plasma |
| pre-miRNA | precursor miRNA |
| PRP | platelet-rich plasma |
| PV | polycythemia vera |
| RT-qPCR | real-time polymerase chain reaction |
| SMC | smooth muscle cell |
| T2DM | type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| TEG | thromboelastography |
| TRAP | thrombin receptor activating peptide |
| UTR | untranslated region |
| VASP | vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein phosphorylation |