| LDL | Low-density lipoprotein |
| ICA | Invasive coronary angiography |
| CCTA | Computed tomography coronary angiography |
| CAD | Coronary artery disease |
| ACS | Acute coronary syndrome |
| MACE | Major cardiovascular adverse events |
| MSCT | Multi-slice spiral CT |
| DSCT | Dual-source computed tomography |
| IVUS | Intravascular ultrasound |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| 18-F-FDG | 18 -F-fluorodeoxyglucose |
| PET | Positron emission tomograph |
| NIR | Near-infrared imaging |
| ICG | Indocyanine green |
| miRNA | MicroRNA |
| CV | Coefficient of variation |
| ABCA1 | ATP binding cassette A1 |
| HDL | High-density lipoprotein |
| LDLC | Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
| HDLC | High-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
| VCAM | Vascular adhesion molecule |
| ICAM | Intracellular adhesion molecule |
| NF | Nuclear factor |
| ACS | Acute coronary syndrome |
| HF | Heart failure |
| PK/PD | Pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics |
| AMI | Acute myocardial infarction |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |