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. 2026 Jan 15;27(2):879. doi: 10.3390/ijms27020879
ACC Acetyl-CoA carboxylase 2
AF Atrial fibrillation
ATP Adenosine triphosphate
BCAA(s) Branched-chain amino acid(s)
BCKA(s) Branched-chain α-keto acid(s)
BCKDH Branched-chain α-keto acid dehydrogenase complex
BDH1 β-Hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase 1
BNP B-type natriuretic peptide
BHB β-Hydroxybutyrate
CA125 Carbohydrate antigen 125
CACT Carnitine–acylcarnitine translocase
CKD Chronic kidney disease
CITP Carboxy-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen
CPT1/2 Carnitine palmitoyltransferase-1/2
Cys-C Cystatin C
EAT Epicardial adipose tissue
ECM Extracellular matrix
FDG Fluorodeoxyglucose
GLP-1 RA Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist
GLUT1/4 Glucose transporter 1/4
HFrEF Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
HFpEF Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
HOMA-IR Homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance
ICAM-1 Intercellular adhesion molecule-1
IDH Isocitrate dehydrogenase
LCAC(s) Long-chain acylcarnitine(s)
LCFA(s) Long-chain fatty acid(s)
LVEF Left ventricular ejection fraction
MCT1/4 Monocarboxylate transporter-1/4
MR-proADM Mid-regional pro-adrenomedullin
mETC Mitochondrial electron transport chain
mTORC1 Mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1
NO Nitric oxide
NT-proBNP N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide
PCr Phosphocreatine
PCr/ATP Phosphocreatine-to-ATP ratio
PDH Pyruvate dehydrogenase
PDK Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase
PGC-1α Peroxisome proliferator–activated receptor-γ coactivator-1α
PKG Protein kinase G
RAAS Renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system
ROS Reactive oxygen species
SCOT Succinyl-CoA:3-ketoacid CoA transferase
SERCA2a Sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase 2a
SGLT2 Sodium–glucose cotransporter-2
SIRT3/5 Sirtuin-3/5
TCA Tricarboxylic acid
TFAM Mitochondrial transcription factor A
TMAO Trimethylamine N-oxide
uACR Urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio
VCAM-1 Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1
VLDL Very-low-density lipoprotein