| DCM | dilated cardiomyopathy |
| EDD | end-diastolic diameter |
| ESD | end-systolic diameter |
| IVS | interventricular septal thickness |
| LAV | left atrial volume |
| LVEF | left ventricular ejection fraction |
| LV GLS | left ventricular global longitudinal strain |
| LVM | left ventricular mass |
| LVSF | left ventricular shortening fraction |
| MET.h | Metabolic Equivalent of Task |
| PAP | pulmonary artery pressure |
| PWT | posterior wall thickness |
| RV GLS | right ventricular global longitudinal strain |
| RVSF | right ventricular shortening fraction |
| TAPSE | tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion |