| ACS | acute coronary syndrome |
| ADP | adenosine diphosphate |
| AMI | acute myocardial infarction |
| ANG II | angiotensin II |
| Apo-EV | apoptotic cell-derived EV |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| CD | cluster of differentiation |
| CRP-XL | cross-linked CRP peptides |
| DVT | deep vein thrombosis |
| EV | extracellular vesicle |
| FVL | factor V Leiden |
| HAEC | human arterial endothelial cell |
| HBMEC | human brain microvascular endothelial cell |
| HUVEC | human umbilical vein endothelial cell |
| ICAM-1 | intracellular adhesion molecule-1 |
| IL | interleukin |
| ISEV | International Society for Extracellular Vesicles |
| IVC | inferior Vena cava |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| miR | microRNA |
| MP | microparticle |
| MV | microvesicle |
| NADPH | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| NTA | nanoparticle tracking analysis |
| PAI-1 | plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 |
| PAR | protease-activated receptor |
| PE | pulmonary embolism |
| PMA | phorbol myristate acetate |
| PS | phosphatidylserine |
| PSGL-1 | P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 (CD162) |
| PCI | percutaneous coronary intervention |
| PTCA | percutaneous coronary angioplasty |
| RBC | red blood cell (erythrocyte) |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| STEMI | ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction |
| TF | tissue factor |
| TFPI | tissue factor pathway inhibitor |
| THP-1 | human monocytic leukemia cell line |
| TIM4 | T-cell membrane 4 |
| TNFα | tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| TRAP6 | thrombin receptor activator peptide-6 |
| uPAR | urokinase type plasminogen activator receptor |
| VCAM-1 | vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 |
| VTE | venous thromboembolism |
| vWF | von Willebrand factor |