| AHA | American Heart Association |
| AMI | acute myocardial infarction |
| AUC | area under the curve |
| CKD | chronic kidney disease |
| CS | cardiogenic shock |
| (e)CPR | (extracorporeal) cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| HR | hazard ratios |
| LDH | Lactate Dehydrogenase |
| LV-EF | left-ventricular ejection fraction |
| MCS | mechanical circulatory support |
| OHCA | out-of-hospital cardiac arrest |
| RCT | randomized controlled trial |
| ROC | receiver-operating curve |
| ROSC | return of spontaneous circulation |
| SCAI | Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions |
| SEM | standard error of the mean |
| YI | Youden Index |