| ADAM10 | metalloproteinase domain-containing protein 10 |
| BTT | Bridge to Transplantation |
| LVAD | Left Ventricular Assist Device |
| DT | Destination Therapy |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| LVEF | Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction |
| LViDd | Left Ventricular Internal Diameter at End-Diastole |
| ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| SBP | Systolic Blood Pressure |
| DBP | Diastolic Blood Pressure |
| INTERMACS | Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support |
| NYHA | New York Heart Association |
| ROC | Receiver Operating Characteristic |
| AUC | Area Under the Receiver Operating Characteristic |
| VE-Cadherin | Vascular Endothelial Cadherin |
| HF | Heart Failure |
| MCS | Mechanical Circulatory Support |
| WBC | White Blood Cell |
| CI | Confidence Interval |
| eGFR | Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate |
| INR | International Normalized Ratio |
| NRI | Net Reclassification Improvement |
| IDI | Integrated Discrimination Improvement |
| SIRS | Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome |
| ARDS | Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
| ECMO | Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |