| AAA | abdominal aortic aneurysm |
| AAD | acute aortic dissection |
| AMI | acute myocardial infarction |
| nonCVD | subjects with non-cardiovascular chest pain |
| hs-TnT | high-sensitive troponin T |
| IGFBP1 | insulin-like growth factor binding protein 1 |
| IL-1ra | interleukin-1 receptor antagonist |
| IL-1RL2 | interleukin-1 receptor-like 2 |
| IL-6 | interleukin 6 |
| IL-1 | interleukin 10 |
| PAI1 | plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 |
| PE | pulmonary embolism |
| TAA | thoracic aortic aneurysm |
| TNF | lymphotoxin-alpha |