VTE	Venous thromboembolism
DVT	Deep vein thrombosis
PA	Pulmonary artery
PE	Pulmonary embolism
COPD	chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CT	Computed tomographic imaging
SCA	Sickle cell anemia
APC	Activated protein C
EPCR	Endothelial Protein C Receptor
eNOS	Endothelial nitric oxide synthase
MP	Microparticles
PAR	Protease mediated receptor
NO	nitric oxide
TNFα	tumor necrosis factor
ROS	reactive oxygen species
TF	tissue factor
ICAM	Inter-Cellular Adhesion Molecule
VCAM	Vascular cell adhesion molecule
tPA	Tissue plasminogen activator
uPA	urokinase-type
HIFs	hypoxia inducible factors
NF-kB	nuclear factor-KappaB
TFPI	Tissue factor pathway inhibitor
SMC	smooth muscle cells
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
ACEII	angiotensin converting enzyme
PSGL-1	P-selectin glycoprotein ligand
vWf	von Willebrand factor
HMGB1	high-mobility group box 1
RAGE	receptor for advanced glycation end products
NETs	neutrophil extracellular traps
TLR	Toll-like receptor
CD40L	CD40 ligand
IFITM3	Interferon-induced transmembrane protein 3
CLR	C-type lectin receptor
Mac-1	Macrophage-1 antigen
MCP-1	Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein 1
BMPR2	Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptor Type 2