AF	atrial fibrillation
ARB	angiotensin receptor blocker
CABG	coronary artery bypass grafting
cDNA	complementary DNA
CI	confidence interval
COPD	chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
EF	ejection fraction
ESR	erythrocyte sedimentation rate
GAPDH	glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
HF	heart failure
HFpEF	heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
HFrEF	heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
IL-6	interleukin-6
IQR	interquartile range
LA	left atrium/left atrial
LV	left ventricle/left ventricular
LVEDD	left ventricular end-diastolic diameter
MR	mitral regurgitation
NOAC	non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant
PASP	pulmonary artery systolic pressure
PCR	polymerase chain reaction
RA	right atrium/right atrial
RNA	ribonucleic acid
RT-qPCR	reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction
SD	standard deviation
SGLT2	sodium-glucose cotransporter 2
TAPSE	tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion
TGF-β	transforming growth factor-beta
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor-alpha
VKA	vitamin K antagonist