ROS	Reactive oxygen species
RNS	Reactive nitrogen species
mtDNA	Mitochondrial DNA
HF	Heart failure
MCS	Mechanical circulatory support
BTT	Bridge to heart transplantation
DT	Destination therapy
CF-LVAD	Mechanical circulatory support using implantable, durable, continuous-flow left ventricular assist device
INTERMACS	Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support
NSB	Normotonic saline bolus group
GPIbα	Platelet receptor glycoprotein Ibα (GpIbα)
GPVI	Platelet receptor GPVI (glycoprotein VI)
GPIIbIIIa	Platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptors
MCV	Mean corpuscular volume
MCH	Mean corpuscular hemoglobin
MCHC	Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
MPV	Mean platelet volume
PDW	Platel distribution width
Pct	Platelet hematocrit or thrombocrit parameter
GPCRs	G protein-coupled receptors
G protein	Guanine nucleotide-binding proteins
CVD	Coronary heart disease
MPT	Mitochondrial permeability transition
ADP	Adenosine diphosphate
P2Y1	Purinergic receptor
P2Y12	Oral platelet inhibitors
P2X1	Purinergic receptor
CypD	Cyclophilin D
Msrb2	Methionine sulfoxide reductase type 2
ΔΨ m	Mitochondrial membrane potential
(εA)	1,N6-ethenoadenine
(εC)	3,N4-ethenocytosine
(εG)	N2,3-ethenoguanine or 1,N2-ethenoguanine
ACS	Acute coronary syndrome
PCI	Percutaneous coronary intervention
ADP	Adenosine diphosphate
AMI	Acute myocardial infarction
(8-oxo-dGTP)	8-oxo-2′-deoxyguanosine-5′-triphosphate,
(8-oxo-dATP)	8-oxo-2′-deoxyadenosine-5′-triphosphate
(2-OH-dATP)	2-hydroxy-2′-deoxyadenosine-5′-triphosphate
(2-OH-ATP)	2-hydroxyadenosine-5′-triphosphate
M1-dG	Malondialdehyde-derived deoxyguanosine
(PdG)	1,N2-Propanodeoxyguanine
T-TAS	(Total Thrombus formation Analysis System) is an automated microchip flow chamber system for the quantitative analysis of the thrombus formation
MT-ND1, MT-ND5, MT-ND6	Genes responsible for the production of NADH phosphate (NADPH)-trans-hydrogenase
NADH	NADH phosphate
TLR1, TLR2 and TLR4	Receptor-mediated activation, mediates both pro- and anti-inflammatory responses
iNOS	Inducible nitric oxide synthase
Nrf2	Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
c-Jun	Nuclear transcription factor
COX-2	Cyclooxygenase-2
PI3K	Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
PKC	Protein kinase C
CoA	Coenzyme A