Ach	Acetylcholine
ACTH	Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
Ag	Antigen
ANS	Autonomic Nervous System
aPTT	Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time
a	Clotting activity
CRF	Corticotropin-Releasing Factor
CRP	C-Reactive Protein
CVDs	Cardiovascular Diseases
DAMPs	Damage Associated Molecular Patterns
ET1	Endothelin-1
ETA	Endothelin receptor A
F	Factor
FMD	Flow-Mediated Dilation
GCs	Glucocorticoids
GP	Glycoprotein
GRs	Glucocorticoid Receptors
HPA	Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal
Hsp	Heat-shock protein
IFN-γ	Interferon-γ
IL	Interleukin
MI	Myocardial infarction
miRNA	microRNA
mPFC	medial Prefrontal Cortex
NTS	Nucleus Tractus Solitarius
PAI-1	Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1
PLTs	Platelets-Leukocyte aggregates
PT	prothrombin time
PVN	Paraventricular Nucleus
ROS	Reactive Oxygen Species
SES	Socio-Economic Status
SMC	Smooth Muscle Cells
TAT	Thrombin–Antithrombin Complex
TNF-α	Tumor-Necrosis Factor-α
t-PA	tissue-Plasminogen Activator
t-PA:Ag	tissue-Plasminogen Activator Antigen
VT	Venous Thrombosis
VTE	Venous Thromboembolism
vWF	von Willebrand Factor
vWF:Ag	von Willebrand Factor Antigen
α2-ADRs	α2-Adrenergic Receptors
α-ADR	α-Adrenoreceptor
α-MSH	alpha-Melanocyte-Stimulating hormone
β2-ADR	β2-Adrenergic Receptor
β–ADR	β-Adrenoreceptor