AAA	abdominal aortic aneurysm
ApoE	apolipoprotein E
CM	cardiomyocyte
EC	endothelial cell
ECM	extracellular matrix
FAK	focal adhesion kinase
FAT	focal adhesion targeting
FERM	band 4.1, ezrin, radixin, moesin
FRNK	FAK-related nonkinase
HF/HC	high fat/high cholesterol
ICAM-1	intercellular adhesion molecule-1
IL-1β	interleukin-1β
KD	kinase-dead
KO	knockout
LDL	low-density lipoprotein
LDLR	low-density lipoprotein receptor
LVH	left ventricular hypertrophy
MMP	matrix metalloproteinase
oxLDL	oxidized low-density lipoprotein
PAH	pulmonary arterial hypertension
PDGF	platelet derived growth factor
PASMC	pulmonary artery smooth muscle cell
PE	phenylephrine
Pyk2	proline-rich tyrosine kinase 2
siRNA	small interfering RNA
Skp2	S-phase kinase-associated protein 2
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor-α
VCAM-1	vascular cell adhesion molecule-1
VEGFR2	vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2
VSMC	vascular smooth muscle cell
WT	wild-type