| AD | Alzheimer disease |
| BBB | blood–brain barrier |
| CBF | cerebral blood flow |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| CSVD | cerebral small vessel disease |
| CVD | cerebrovascular disease |
| ECT | electroconvulsive therapy |
| GWAS | genome-wide association study |
| LLD | late-life depression |
| LOD | late-onset depression |
| MCI | mild cognitive impairment |
| MDD | major depressive disorder |
| MVD | microvascular dysfunction |
| PSD | poststroke depression |
| VaD | vascular depression |
| VDH | vascular depression hypothesis |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VRF | vascular risk factor |
| WMH | white matter hyperintensities |