ACS	Acute coronary syndrome
BPIFB4	Bactericidal/permeability-increasing fold-containing family B member 4
CAD	Coronary artery disease
CMV	Cytomegalovirus
CV	Cardiovascular
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
EBV	Epstein–Barr virus
FOXP3	Forkhead box 3
GM-CSF	Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
HIV	Human immunodeficiency virus
Hs-CRP	High-sensitivity C-reactive protein
HSP	Heat shock protein
IFNγ	Interferon gamma
IL	Interleukin
IMT	Intima–media thickness
IP-10	IFN-inducible protein 10
I-TAC	IFN-inducible T-cell α chemoattractant
LDL	Low-density lipoproteins
LVEF	Left ventricular ejection fraction
MHC	Major histocompatibility complex
MI	Myocardial infarction
MIG	Monokine induced by IFNγ
NKT	Natural killer T-cells
NSTE	Non-ST elevation
oxLDL	Oxidized low-density lipoproteins
PBMC	Peripheral blood mononuclear cells
PCI	Percutaneous coronary intervention
PCR	Polymerase chain reaction
PCSK9	Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9
PD-1	Programmed cell death 1
PWV	Pulse wave velocity
RNA	Ribonucleic acid
SAP	Stable angina pectoris
STE	ST elevation
TCR	T-cell receptor
TGFβ	Transforming growth factor beta
Th	T helper
TNFα	Tumor necrosis factor alpha
Treg	Regulatory T-cells
TCM	Central memory T-cells
TEM	Effector memory T-cells
TN	Naïve T-cells
TTE	Terminal effector T-cells
UA	Unstable angina