| ADAMTS13 | disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin type 1 motif: 13 |
| AF | atrial fibrillation |
| ALT | alanine aminotransferase |
| AST | aspartate transaminase |
| CABG | coronary artery bypass grafting |
| CBA | Cytometric Bead Array |
| CHA2DS2-VASC | Congestive heart failure, Hypertension, Age ≥ 75 (doubled), Diabetes mellitus, prior stroke/transient ischemic attack/thromboembolism (doubled), Vascular disease, Age 65–74, e Sex category (female) |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| CXCL10 | C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 10 |
| GDF | growth differentiation factor |
| GGT | gamma-glutamyl transferase |
| HDL | high-density lipoprotein |
| IFN-γ | interferon-gamma |
| IL | interleukin |
| IP-10 | interferon-gamma-induced protein |
| LDL | low-density lipoprotein |
| MCP | monocyte chemoattractant protein |
| MIG | monokine induced by interferon-gamma |
| MPO | myeloperoxidase |
| NGAL | neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin |
| NVAF | nonvalvular atrial fibrillation |
| RANTES | regulated on activation, normal T cells expressed and secreted |
| SAA | serum amyloid A |
| sICAM | soluble intercellular adhesion molecule |
| sVCAM | soluble vascular cell adhesion protein |
| TGF-β | human transforming growth factor-beta |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| WBC | white blood cell |