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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Dec 14.
Published in final edited form as: Circulation. 2019 Mar 17;140(11):e596–e646. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000678
Abbreviation Meaning/Phrase
ASCVD atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
AU Agatston units
BMI body mass index
BP blood pressure
CHD coronary heart disease
CKD chronic kidney disease
CVD cardiovascular disease
DASH Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
DBP diastolic blood pressure
DM diabetes mellitus
ENDS electronic nicotine delivery systems
FDA US Food and Drug Administration
GLP-1R glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor
HbA1c hemoglobin A1c
HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol
HbA1c hemoglobin A1c
LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
MI myocardial infarction
PCE pooled cohort equations
RCT randomized controlled trial
SBP systolic blood pressure
SGLT-2 sodium-glucose cotransporter 2
T2DM type 2 diabetes mellitus
USPSTF US Preventive Services Task Force