ADP	adenosine diphosphate
AIF	apoptosis-inducing factor
AMP	adenosine monophosphate
ANOVA	analysis of variance
ATP	adenosine triphosphate
BW	body weight
c	concentration
cHb	concentration of hemoglobin
CI	cardiac index
DAP	diastolic aortic pressure
dP/dt max	maximum rate of pressure increase
dP/dt min	maximum rate of pressure decrease
EF	ejection fraction
H	normobaric hypoxia (10% O2 in N2)
Hct	hematocrit
HIF	hypoxia-inducible factor
HR	heart rate
I/R	ischemia/reperfusion
LV	left cardiac ventricle
LV edP	left ventricular end-diastolic pressure
LV edV	left ventricular end-diastolic volume
LVSP	left ventricular systolic peak pressure
MAP	mean aortic pressure
N	normoxia
NaCl	0.9% sodium chloride solution
NE	norepinephrine
NO	nitric oxide
NT	nitrotyrosine
PAR	poly(ADP-ribose)
PARP-1	PAR polymerase-1
pCO2	partial pressure of carbon dioxide
pO2	partial pressure of oxygen
+R	plus recovery period
RNS	reactive nitrogen species
ROS	reactive oxygen species
RV	right cardiac ventricle
RVSP	right ventricular systolic peak pressure
SaO2	arterial saturation of oxygen
SEM	standard error of the mean
SV	stroke volume
SW	stroke work
TPR	total peripheral resistance