| ACR | American College of Rheumatology |
| ADMA | asymmetric dimethylarginine |
| AMI | acute myocardial infarction |
| AnxA1 | annexinA1 |
| bDMARDs | biological DMARDs |
| CANTOS | canakinumab anti-inflammatory outcome study |
| cGMP | cyclic guanosine monophosphate |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| CIRT | cardiovascular inflammation reduction trial |
| COMORA | comorbidities in rheumatoid arthritis |
| CORRONA | Consortium of Rheumatology Researchers of North America |
| COX-2 | cyclooxygenase-2 |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| csDMARDs | conventional synthetic DMARDs |
| CVD | cardiovascular disease |
| CIRT | cardiovascular inflammation reduction trial |
| DMARDs | disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs |
| eNOS | endothelial nitric oxide synthase |
| ESR | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| EULAR | European League Against Rheumatism |
| FPR2 | N-formyl peptide receptor 2 |
| GPCR | G protein-coupled receptor |
| HDL | high-density lipoprotein |
| HFpEF | HF with preserved ejection fraction |
| HFrEF | HF with reduced ejection fraction |
| ICAM-1 | intercellular adhesion molecule-1 |
| IL | interleukin |
| iNOS | inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| Jak | Janus kinase |
| LDL-C | low-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| LX | lipoxin |
| MACE | major adverse cardiac events |
| MCTR1 | maresin conjugates in tissue regeneration 1 |
| MHCII | major histocompatibility complex class II |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| MTX | methotrexate |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| NSAIDs | nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |
| NT-proBNP | N-terminal probrain natriuretic peptide |
| PKG | protein kinase G |
| PRECISION | Prospective Randomized Evaluation of Celecoxib Integrated Safety versus Ibuprofen or Naproxen |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
| RvD3 | resolvin D3 |
| RvT | 13-series resolvins |
| SPMs | specialised pro-resolving mediators |
| TGF | transforming growth factor |
| TNF | tumour necrosis factor |
| tsDMARDs | targeted synthetic DMARDs |