CVD	Cardiovascular Disease
ROS	Reactive Oxygen Species
ATP	Adenosine Triphosphate
mtDNA	mitochondrial DNA
OXPHOS	Oxydative Phosphorylation
mPTP	mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore
LDL	Low Density Lipoprotein
PGC-1α	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alpha
NRF-1/2	Nuclear Respiratory Factors–1/2
TFAM	Transcription factor A, mitochondrial
Drp1	Dynamin-related protein 1
Mfn1/2	Mitofusin 1/2
OPA1	Optic Atrophy 1
ETC	Electron Transport Chain
DAMPs	Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns
MCU	Mitochondrial Calcium Uniporter
NCLX	Sodium–Calcium Exchanger
MICOS	Mitochondrial contact site and Cristae-Organizing System
TCA	Tricarboxylic acid
NADH	Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide
FADH2	Flavian Adenine Dinucleotide
VSMCs	Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells
FAO	Fatty Acid Oxidation
PPAR	Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor
SOD	Superoxide Dismutase
GPx	Glutathione Peroxidase
IRI	Ischemia–Reperfusion Injury
NAC	N-acetylcysteine
NO	Nitric Oxide
CoQ10	Coenzyme Q10
MOMP	Mitochondrial Outer Membrane Permeabilization
EV	Extracellular Vesicle
AMI	Acute Myocardial Infarction
MDA	Malondialdehyde
CAD	Coronary Artery Disease
GSH	Glutahione
PET	Positron Emission Tomography
MRI	Magnetic Resonance Imaging
PCr	Phosphocreatine
TMRM	Tetramethylrhodamine Methyl Ester
AAV	Adeno-Associated Viruses
MitoTALENs	Mitochondrially targeted Transcription Activator-like Effector Nucleases
CRISPR/Cas9	Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats/CRISPR-Associated Protein 9
scRNA-seq	single-cell RNA sequencing
STED	Stimulated Emission Depletion
PALM	Photoactivated Localization Microscopy
FRET	Förster Resonance Energy Transfer