| ACE | angiotensin-converting enzyme |
| AMI | acute myocardial infarction |
| ARB | angiotensin II receptor blocker |
| BMS | bare-metal stent |
| BSR | Bremen STEMI registry |
| CABG | coronary artery bypass graft |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| CI | confidence interval |
| CK | creatine kinase |
| DAPT | dual antiplatelet therapy |
| DES | drug-eluting stent |
| DC | diabetic cardiomyopathy |
| ITDM | insulin-treated diabetes mellitus |
| LBBB | left bundle branch block |
| MRA | mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist |
| MVD | multi-vessel disease |
| OR | odds ratio |
| PCI | percutaneous coronary intervention |
| SBP | systolic blood pressure |
| ST | stent thrombosis |
| STEMI | ST-elevation myocardial infarction |
| TIMI | thrombolysis in myocardial infarction |
| TLR/TVR | target lesion/vessel revascularisation |