| 6MWD | Six-minute walk distance |
| ACEi | Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor |
| ARB | Angiotensin receptor blocker |
| ARNI | Angiotensin receptor–neprilysin inhibitor |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| CMR | Cardiac magnetic resonance |
| CV | Cardiovascular |
| eGFR | Estimated glomerular filtration rate |
| GRADE | Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation |
| 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 |
| HR | Hazard ratio |
| I2 | Inconsistency index |
| KCCQ | Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire |
| KCCQ-CSS | Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire—Clinical Summary Score |
| KCCQ-TSS | Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire—Total Symptom Score |
| LV | Left ventricle/left ventricular |
| LVEDV | Left ventricular end-diastolic volume |
| LVEF | Left ventricular ejection fraction |
| LVESV | Left ventricular end-systolic volume |
| MD | Mean difference |
| NNT | Number needed to treat |
| NT-proBNP | N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide |
| NYHA | New York Heart Association |
| OR | Odds ratio |
| PCr/ATP | Phosphocreatine-to-adenosine triphosphate ratio |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| PROSPERO | International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews |
| RCT | Randomized controlled trial |
| RoB 2 | Cochrane Risk of Bias 2 tool |
| RR | Risk ratio |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| SE | Standard error |
| SGLT2i | Sodium–glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor |
| SMD | Standardized mean difference |
| T2DM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| VE/VCO2 | Ventilatory equivalent for carbon dioxide |
| VO2 | Oxygen consumption |
| 31P-MRS | Phosphorus-31 magnetic resonance spectroscopy |