| AIF | apoptosis-inducing factor |
| CO | cardiac output |
| CPB | cardiopulmonary bypass |
| CVP | central venous pressure |
| DJ-1 | Parkinson’s disease protein |
| HIF-1α | hypoxia-induced factor-1α |
| HR | heart rate |
| IR | ischemia-reperfusion |
| MAP | mean arterial pressure |
| NOX | NADPH oxidase |
| NRF2 | nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| RRsys/dias | systolic/diastolic blood pressure |
| SACP | selective anterograde cerebral perfusion |
| SACP + DP | SACP with additional distal perfusion |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |