ABCA1	ATP-binding cassette: sub-family A, member 1
ACS	acute coronary syndrome
ADAM10	a disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain-containing protein 10
AGEs	advanced-glycation end-products
AGO	Argonaute
Agr-1	argininase-1
AMPK	adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase
ApoA-1	apolipoprotein A-1
AUC	area under the curve
BMI	body mass index
CAC	coronary artery calcification
CAD	coronary artery disease
CAV-1	caveolin 1
CCL-2	chemokine CC-motif ligand 2
CCS	chronic coronary syndrome
CI	confidence interval
circRNA	circular RNA
COX	cyclooxygenase
DAXX	death-domain associated protein
DGCR8	DiGeorge syndrome Critical Region 8
EC	endothelial cell
ECM	extracellular matrix
EDCF	endothelium-derived cyclooxygenase-dependent contracting factor
EMP2	epithelial membrane protein 2
EndMT	endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition
eNOS	endothelial nitric oxide synthase
EPC	endothelial progenitor cell
ERK	extracellular signal-regulated kinase
ET-1	endothelin-1
EVs	extracellular vesicles
EXP5	Exportin-5
FSP-1	fibroblast specific protein-1
GLUT-4	glucose transporter-4
GS	Gensini score
HbA1c	glycated hemoglobin A1c
HDL-C	high-density lipoprotein cholesterol
HMGB1	high mobility group box-1
HSC70	heat shock cognate 70
HSP90	heat shock protein 90
ICAM-1	intercellular adhesion molecule-1
IGF-1R	insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor
IFN-γ	interferon-γ
IL	interleukin
IRAK1	interleukin 1 receptor associated kinase 1
IRS-1	insulin receptor substrate 1
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinase
KLF	Krüppel-like factor
KRAS	Kirsten Rat Sarcoma Viral Oncogene Homolog
LDL-C	low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
LNA	locked nucleic acid
lncRNA	long non-coding RNA
α-SMA	alpha smooth muscle actin
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MCP-1	monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
MEK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MGO	methylglyoxal
MPO	myeloperoxidase
mRNA	messenger RNA
miRNA, miR	microRNA
mTOR	mammalian target of rapamycin
NADPH	nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
ncRNA	non-coding RNA
NF-κB	nuclear factor-kappa B
NGS	next-generation sequencing
NO	nitric oxide
NPM1	nucleophosmin 1
OR	odds ratio
ox-LDL	oxidized low-density lipoprotein
PAI-1	plasminogen activator inhibitor-1
PBMC	peripheral blood mononuclear cell
PDGF	platelet-derived growth factor
PDGFRβ	platelet-derived growth factor receptor beta
PECAM-1	platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1
PHLPP2	PH domain leucine-rich repeat protein phosphatase 2
PI3K	phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
piRNA	PIWI-interacting RNA
PKC	protein kinase C
pre-miRNA	precursor miRNA
pri-miRNA	primary miRNA
RAGE	receptor for advanced glycation end-products
RISC	RNA-induced silencing complex
RNA pol II	RNA polymerase II
ROC	receiver operating characteristic
ROCK1	Rho-associated coiled-coil forming protein kinase 1
ROS	reactive oxygen species
RT-qPCR	real-time polymerase chain reaction
siRNA	small interfering RNA
SM22α	smooth muscle protein 22 alpha
sncRNA	small non-coding RNA
Spred-1	sprouty-related, EVH1 domain-containing protein 1
sRAGE	soluble receptor for advanced glycation end-products
SREBP	sterol regulatory element-binding protein
SRF	serum-response factor
SYNTAX	Synergy between Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with Taxus and Cardiac Surgery
T2DM	type 2 diabetes mellitus
TC	total cholesterol
TG	triglycerides
TGF-β	transforming growth factor-β
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor α
TPM1	tropomyosin 1
TRAF6	tumor necrosis factor receptor associated factor 6
TRBP	trans-activation response RNA binding protein
3′ UTR	3′ untranslated region
WHR	waist-to-hip ratio
VCAM-1	vascular cell adhesion molecule-1
VE-cadherin	vascular endothelial cadherin
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
VSMC	vascular smooth muscle cell
vWF	von Willebrand Factor