| AERP | Atrial effective refractory period |
| AF | Atrial fibrillation |
| AIM2 | Absent in melanoma 2 |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| Ang-II | Angiotensin II |
| ANP | Atrial natriuretic peptide |
| APD | Action potential duration |
| BNP | Brain natriuretic peptide |
| CASP1 | Caspase-1 |
| CLR | C-type lectin receptor |
| Cx40 | Connexin 40 |
| DAMPs | Damage-associated molecular patterns |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| HF | Heart failure |
| HFmrEF | Heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction |
| HFpEF | Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction |
| HFrEF | Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction |
| ICa,L | L-type calcium current |
| IK1 | Inward rectifier potassium current |
| IL-18 | Interleukin-18 |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1 beta |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| INa | Sodium current |
| LA | Left atrium |
| LV | Left ventricle |
| LVEF | Left ventricular ejection fraction |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-B |
| NLR | NOD-like receptor |
| PAMPs | Pathogen-associated molecular patterns |
| PRR | Pattern recognition receptor |
| RA | Right atrium |
| RAAS | Renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system |
| RIG-I | Retinoic acid-inducible gene I |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RyR2 | Ryanodine receptor type 2 |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor-beta |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-alpha |