| AAE | Annurca apple polyphenolic extract |
| ACS | acute coronary syndrome |
| ASCVD | atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| CAP | Cholesterol and Pharmacogenetic |
| CE | capillary electrophoresis |
| CPT-1 | carnitine palmitoyltransferase I |
| CVD | cardiovascular disease |
| FH | familial hypercholesterolemia |
| FT-ICR | Fourier transform-ion cyclotron resonance |
| GC | gas chromatography |
| GlycA | glycoprotein acetylation |
| GSK-3β | glycogen synthase kinase-3β |
| HDL | high-density lipoprotein |
| HK-2 | hexokinase 2 |
| HMG-CoA | 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-coenzyme A |
| IDL | intermediate-density lipoprotein |
| LC | liquid chromatography |
| LDL | low-density lipoprotein |
| LDL-C | low-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
| Lp(a) | lipoprotein(a) |
| MRM | multiple reaction monitoring |
| MS | mass spectrometry |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| NMR | nuclear magnetic resonance |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| NOS | nitric oxide synthase |
| PAH | pulmonary arterial hypertension |
| PCSK9 | proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 |
| PPARα | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha |
| PUFAs | polyunsaturated fatty acids |
| Q-TOF | quadrupole-time of flight |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SNP | single nucleotide polymorphism |
| SREBP-1c | sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1c |
| TC | total cholesterol |
| TGs | triglycerides |
| TOF | time of flight |
| UHPLC | ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography |
| UPLC | ultra-performance liquid chromatography |
| VLDL | very-low-density lipoprotein |
| WHHL | Watanabe heritable hyperlipidemic |