| ACVC | Association for Acute Cardiovascular Care of the European Society of Cardiology |
| AHA | American Heart Association |
| AMI | acute myocardial infarction |
| bp | blood pressure |
| CI | confidence interval |
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| CS | cardiogenic shock |
| ECLS | extracorporeal life support |
| IABP | Intra-aortic balloon pump |
| ICU | intensive care unit |
| IHCA | in-hospital cardiac arrest |
| MCS | mechanical circulatory support |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| NSTEMI | non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction |
| OHCA | out-of-hospital cardiac arrest |
| OR | odds ratio |
| SCAI | Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions |
| STEMI | ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction |
| VA-ECMO | veno-arterial-extracorporeal membrane oxygenation |