| 2D imaging | Two-dimensional echocardiography imaging |
| AAR | Area at risk |
| AAV9 | Adeno-associated virus serotype-9 |
| AMI | Acute myocardial infarction |
| CO | Cardiac output |
| CVD | Coronary artery disease |
| Drp1 | Dynamin-related protein 1 |
| EDD | End-diastolic diameter |
| EDV | End-diastolic volume |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| ESD | End-systolic diameter |
| ESV | End-systolic volume |
| FS | Fractional shortening |
| HR | Heart rate |
| IRI | Ischaemia-reperfusion injury |
| IS | Infarct size |
| KD | Knockdown |
| KO | Knockout |
| LAD | Left descending coronary artery |
| LV | Left ventricle |
| MI | Myocardial infarction |
| MiD49 | Mitochondrial dynamics proteins of 49 kDa |
| MiD51 | Mitochondrial dynamics proteins of 51 kDa |
| MiDs | Mitochondrial dynamic proteins MiD49 and MiD51 |
| M-mode | Motion mode |
| MPTP | Mitochondrial permeability transition pore |
| mtBFP | Mitochondrial blue fluorescent protein |
| mtDNA | Mitochondrial DNA |
| mtGFP | Mitochondrial green fluorescent protein |
| mtRFP | Mitochondrial red fluorescent protein |
| OMM | Outer mitochondrial membrane |
| PLAX | Parasternal long-axis mid-level |
| RI | Reperfusion injury |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SAX | Parasternal short-axis view |
| SI | Simulated ischaemia |
| SR | Sarcoplasmic reticulum |
| SV | Stroke volume |
| TTC | Triphenyl tetrazolium chloride solution |
| VC | Empty vector control |
| WT | Wild-type |