| ADSC-EVs | Adipose tissue stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles |
| AMSCs | Adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stromal/stem cells |
| ANGII | Angiotensin II |
| ARF6 | ADP-ribosylation factor 6 |
| AT1R | Angiotensin receptor 1 |
| AT2R | Angiotensin receptor 2 |
| BM-MSCs | Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal/stem cells |
| BM-MSCEVs | Bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cell-derived extracellular vesicles |
| BM-MSC-Exo | Bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cell-derived exosomes |
| BM-SCEVs | Bone marrow-derived stem cell extracellular vesicles |
| CA | Cardiac arrest |
| CABG | Coronary artery bypass graft |
| CF | Cardiac fibroblasts |
| CD | Cluster of differentiation (a biomarker) |
| CFEV | Cardiac fibroblast-released extracellular vesicles |
| CHD | Coronary heart disease |
| CPC | Cardiac progenitor cell |
| CVD | Cardiovascular disease |
| DCM | Dilated cardiomyopathy |
| DDR2 | Discoidin domain receptor 2 |
| DMCM | Diabetic/Diabetes Mellitus cardiomyopathy |
| DM-HCAEC | Diabetes Mellitus human coronary artery endothelial cells |
| ERBB | Avian erythroblastic leukemia viral oncogene homolog receptor tyrosine kinase |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| ESCRT | Endosomal sorting complex required for transport |
| EV | Extracellular vesicles |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| G-CSF | Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor |
| hBM-MSCEVs | Human bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cell-derived extracellular vesicles |
| hESC-MSC-Exo | Human embryonic stem cell mesenchymal stromal cells derived exosomes |
| HF | Heart failure |
| hPMSC-Exo | Human placental mesenchymal stromal cell exosomes |
| HSCs | Hematopoietic stem cells |
| hUCMSC-Exo | Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stromal cell exosomes |
| ILVs | Intraluminal vesicles |
| ISEV | International Society of Extracellular Vesicles |
| IRI | Ischemia/reperfusion injury |
| iPSCs | Induced pluripotent stem cells |
| iPSC-CMs | Induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes |
| iPSC-EVs | Induced pluripotent stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles |
| JAK1 | Janus kinase 1 |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MI | Myocardial infarct |
| miRNA | Microribonucleic acid |
| MISEV | Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles |
| MLCK | Myosin light chain kinase |
| MMP2 | Matrix metalloproteinase 2 |
| MSCs | Mesenchymal stromal cells |
| MSCATV-EV | Atorvastatin-pretreated mesenchymal stromal cell extracellular vesicles |
| MSCEVs | Mesenchymal stromal cell-derived extracellular vesicles |
| MSC-Exo | Mesenchymal stromal cell-derived exosomes |
| MVBs | Multivesicular bodies |
| MVs | Microvesicles |
| NSCs | Neural stem cells |
| NVs | Nanovesicles |
| PDE-5 | Phosphodiesterase-5 |
| PLD | Phospholipase D |
| PLT | Human platelet lysate |
| PSC-EVs | Human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiovascular progenitor extracellular vesicles |
| RAS | Renin angiotensin system |
| SCEVs | Stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles |
| STEMI | ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction |
| TGF-β1 | Transforming growth factor-β1 |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VSMCs | Vascular smooth muscle cells |