ARDS	acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
AH	arterial hypertension
AKI	acute kidney injuries
ATP	adenosine triphosphate
ATP	adenosine triphosphate
AVR	aortic valve replacement
BNP	brain natriuretic peptide
CABG	coronary artery bypass surgery
CAMs	cell adhesion molecules
cGMP	cyclic guanosine monophosphate
CKD	chronic kidney disease
CPK-MB	MB fraction of creatine phosphokinase
COX-2	cyclooxygenase 2
CPB	cardiopulmonary bypass
CSA-AKI	cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury
cTnI	cardiac troponin I
ECLS	extracorporeal life support
EDRF	endothelium-derived relaxing factor
ECMO	extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
eNOS or NOS3	endothelial nitric oxide synthase
fHb	cell free hemoglobin
GDP	goal directed perfusion
GFR	glomerular filtration rate
I/R	ischemia/reperfusion
ICU	intensive care unit
iNO	NO inhalation
iNOS or NOS2	inducible nitric oxide synthase
KATP	ATP-sensitive potassium channels
KDIGO	Clinical Practice Guideline for Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes
LCOS	low cardiac syndrome output
LV EF	left ventricular ejection fraction
LVAD	left ventricular assist devices
LV	left ventricle
MetHb	methemoglobin
MI	myocardial infarction
MRI	magnetic resonance imaging
mPTP	mitochondrial permeability transition pore
MV	mechanical ventilation
NF	κB-nuclear factor kappa B
nNOS or NO1S	nitric oxide synthase
NO	nitric oxide
NOS	nitric oxide synthase
OR	operating room
OxyHb	oxyhemoglobin
PVR	pulmonary vascular resistance
PC	preconditioning
PH	pulmonary hypertension
PKC	protein kinase C
PKG	protein kinase G
PVR	pulmonary vascular resistant
RCT	randomized clinical trial
RIPC	remote ischemic preconditioning
ROS	reactive oxygen species
ROS	reactive oxygen species
RVAD	right ventricular assist devices
RVD	right ventricular dysfunction
RV	Right ventricle
sGC	soluble guanylyl cyclase
STEMI	ST-elevation myocardial infarction
TNFα	tumor necrosis factor α
VFD	ventilator free days
VIS	vasopressor-inotropic scale