ADSC	adipose-derived stromal cell
AMI	acute myocardial infarction
BM	bone marrow
BMEC	bone marrow endothelial cell
BMSC	bone marrow stem cell
BOEC	blood outgrowth endothelial cell
CABG	coronary artery bypass grafting
CAC	circulating angiogenic cell
CFU-Hill	colony-forming unit-Hill EPC
CPC	cardiac progenitor cell
CXCR4	C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4
CVD	cardiovascular disease
Dkk1	dickkopf WNT signaling pathway inhibitor 1
ECFC	endothelial colony-forming cell
EDTA	ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
eEPC	early EPC
EGF	epidermal growth factor
EOC	endothelial outgrowth cell
EPC	endothelial progenitor cell
ER	endoplasmic reticulum
G-CSF	granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
KDR	kinase insert domain receptor
lEPC	late EPC
HGF	hepatocyte growth factor
HPP	high proliferative potential
LV	left ventricle
LVEF	left ventricle ejection fraction
ICM	ischemic cardiomyopathy
MAC	myeloid angiogenic cell
MNC	mononuclear cell
MRI	magnetic resonance imaging
MSC	mesenchymal stem cell
NCX	Na+/Ca2+ exchanger
OEC	outgrowth endothelial cell
PAC	pro-angiogenic hematopoietic cell
PPCI	primary percutaneous intervention
SDF-1	stromal cell-derived factor 1
SERCA	sarco-endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPase
SHH	sonic hedgehog
TNF	tumor necrosis factor
VEGF-A	vascular endothelial growth factor-A
VEGFR	vascular endothelial growth factor receptor
VESC	vascular endothelial stem cell
vWF	von Willebrand factor
Wnt	wingless-type mouse mammary tumor virus integration site family