| LMU | Ludwig Maximilians University |
| FIP | Feline infectious peritonitis |
| FCoV | Feline coronavirus |
| cTnI | Cardiac Troponin I |
| ECG | Electrocardiography |
| FIV | Feline immunodeficiency virus |
| HCM | Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy |
| SARS-CoV-2 | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 |
| IHC | Immunohistochemistry |
| DCM | Dilated cardiomyopathy |
| FeLV | Feline leukemia virus |
| RT-qPCR | Reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction |
| A/G | Albumin/globulin ratio |
| q24h | Every 24 h |
| PO | Per os |
| CBC | Complete blood cell count |
| RI | Reference interval |
| VPCs | Ventricular premature contractions |
| APCs | Atrial premature contractions |
| VT | Ventricular tachycardia |
| IVSd | Interventricular septal thickness in end-diastole |
| LVPWd | Left ventricular posterior wall thickness in end-diastole |
| LV | Left ventricular |
| LA/Ao | Left atrial-to-aortic root ratio |
| LAD | Left atrial diameter |
| RAD | Right atrial diameter |
| LVIDs | Left ventricular internal diameter in end-systole |
| LVIDd | Left ventricular internal diameter in end-systole |
| GLS | Global longitudinal strain |
| CHF | Congestive heart failure |
| q8h | Every 8 h |
| q12h | Every 12 h |
| q6h | Every 6 h |
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus disease 2019 |
| TMT | Transient myocardial thickening |
| UK | United Kingdom |