AAA	abdominal aortic aneurysm
GWAS	genome-wide association studies
ILT	intraluminal thrombus
EC	endothelial cell
NO	nitric oxide
PAD	peripheral arterial disease
eNOS	endothelial nitric oxide synthase
scRNA-seq	single-cell RNA sequencing
FMD	flow mediated dilation
EPC	endothelial progenitor cell
CCL20	chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 20
BH4	tetrahydrobiopterin
GTPCHI	GTP-cyclohydrolase I
DHFR	dihydrofolate reductase
Ang II	angiotensin II
BAPN	β-aminopropionitrile
cGMP	cyclic guanosine monophosphate
MMP	matrix metalloproteinase
VWF	von Willebrand factor
HUVEC	human umbilical vein endothelial cell