| AF | atrial fibrillation |
| BMI | body mass index |
| CI | confidence interval |
| EAT | epicardial adipose tissue |
| ECV | electrical cardioversion |
| eECV | elective electrical cardioversion |
| HF | heart failure |
| HFpEF | heart failure with preserved ejection fraction |
| HFimpEF | heart failure with improved ejection fraction |
| HFmrEF | heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction |
| HFrEF | heart failure with reduced ejection fraction |
| LA | left atrium |
| SD | standard deviation |
| TEE | transesophageal echocardiography |
| TTE | transthoracic echocardiography |