AHA	American Heart Association
Apo	Apolipoprotein
BMT	best medical treatment
CA	carotid artery
CAS	CA stenosis
CEA	carotid endarterectomy
CM	Chylomicron
cIMT	carotid intima-media thickness
CLZ	Cilostazol
DM	diabetes mellitus
EPA	eicosapentaenoic acid
HDL-C	high-density lipoprotein cholesterol
LDL-C	low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
LPL	lipoprotein lipase
MI	myocardial infarction
PPAR	peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
sd LDL	small dense LDL
TC	total cholesterol
TG	Triglyceride
TRL	TG-rich lipoprotein
VLDL	very LDL