| ACS | acute coronary syndrome |
| ACTION-ACS | international acute coronary syndrome registry |
| BMS | bare metal stents |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| CCS | Canadian Cardiovascular Society Grading Angina |
| DES | drug-eluting stents |
| EES | everolimus-eluting stents |
| MACCE | major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| NSTEMI | Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction |
| NYHA | New York Heart Association heart failure classification |
| PCI | percutaneous coronary intervention |
| R-ZES | Resolute zotarolimus-eluting stents |
| STEMI-ST | Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction |
| UA | unstable angina |