| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| AGO2 | Argonaute2 |
| ADMA | Asymmetric Dimethylarginine |
| AKAP121 | A-kinase anchor protein 121 |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| ATP5A1 | ATP synthase F1 subunit alpha |
| ADP | Adenosine diphosphate |
| AKT | Protein kinase B |
| BNIP3 | BCL2/adenovirus E1B 19 kDa interacting protein 3 |
| BDH1 | 3-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase 1 |
| BRD4 | Bromodomain protein 4 |
| CVD | Cardiovascular disease |
| COX5b | Cytochrome C oxidase subunit 5B |
| CD36 | Cluster of differentiation 36 |
| CDK1 | Cyclin-dependent kinases |
| CYTB | Cytochrome b |
| DCM | Diabetic cardiomyopathy |
| Drp1 | Dynamin-related protein 1 |
| ERα | Estrogen receptor α |
| EndMT | Endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition |
| Empa | Empagliflozin |
| eNOS | Endothelial nitric oxide synthase |
| ETC | Electron transport chain |
| FIS1 | Fission1 |
| FGF21 | Fibroblast growth factor 21 |
| FUNDC1 | FUN14 domain containing 1 |
| FOXO3 | Forkhead box O3 |
| GTPase | GTP hydrolysis |
| GCLC | Glutamate–cysteine ligase catalytic subunit |
| GABARAP | Gamma–aminobutyric acid receptor-associated protein |
| GPX4 | Glutathione Peroxidase 4 |
| GRP78 | Glucose-regulated protein78kD |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| GLP-1RAs | GLP-1 receptor agonists |
| GTP | Guanosine triphosphate |
| HF | Heart failure |
| HFpEF | Heart failure and preserved ejection fraction |
| HFrEF | Heart failure and reduced ejection fraction |
| HO-1 | Heme oxygenase-1 |
| IMM | Inner mitochondrial membrane |
| IDH2 | Isocitrate dehydrogenase |
| LCAD | Long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency |
| LC3 | Microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 |
| LIR | LC3 interaction region |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| MACE | Major adverse cardiovascular events |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| MICU1 | Mitochondrial calcium uptake 1 |
| MCU | Mitochondrial calcium uniporter |
| MR | Mineralocorticoid receptor |
| MRA | Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists |
| MMP | Mitochondrial membrane potential |
| MFN1 | Mitofusin 1 |
| MFF | Mitochondrial fission factor |
| MiD51 | Mitochondrial dynamics proteins of 51 kDa |
| MiD49 | Mitochondrial dynamics proteins of 49 kDa |
| MTFP1 | Mitochondrial fission process 1 |
| MFN2 | Mitofusin 2 |
| MDVs | Mitochondria-derived vesicles |
| MnSOD | Mn superoxide dismutase |
| NHE-1 | Sodium–hydrogen exchanger 1 |
| NLRP3 | NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain containing |
| NIX | NIP3-like protein X |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| NMCMs | Neonatal Mouse Cardiac Myocytes |
| NRCMs | Neonatal Rat Cardiomyocytes |
| NRVCs | Neonatal Rat Ventricular Cardiomyocytes |
| NADPH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NRF-1 | Nuclear Respiratory Factor 1 |
| NRF-2 | Nuclear Factor erythroid-derived 2-like 2 |
| NF-κB | Nuclear Factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| Nox4 | NADPH oxidase 4 |
| NGR1 | Notoginsenoside R1 |
| OPA1 | Optic Atrophy 1 |
| OMM | Outer mitochondrial membrane |
| OMA1 | Overlapping with the M-AAA protease 1 homolog |
| OXCT1 | 3-Oxoacid CoA-Transferase 1 |
| PPA2 | Pyrophosphatase phosphatase 2A |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| PINK1 | PTEN-induced putative kinase 1 |
| Parkin | E3 ubiquitin–protein ligase parkin |
| PGC-1α | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha |
| PPAR-γ | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SLMAP | Sarcolemma-associated protein |
| SIRT1 | Sirtuin 1 |
| SMEM | Small MTFP1-enriched mitochondria |
| SGLT2 | Sodium–glucose co-transporter 2 |
| SGLT2i | Sodium–glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors |
| SP1 | Specificity Protein 1 |
| SIRT3 | Sirtuin 3 |
| SOD | Super Oxide Dimutese |
| TZD | Thiazolidinedione |
| TFAM | Mitochondrial transcription factor A |
| TCA | Tricarboxylic acid |
| T2DM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| T1DM | Type 1 diabetes mellitus |
| TRPV1 | Transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 |
| UCP2 | Uncoupling Protein 2 |
| XBP1s | X-box binding protein-1 |