| 6MWD | 6 min walk distance |
| AF | Atrial fibrillation |
| ATP | Antitachycardia pacing |
| cAMP | Cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| CCM | Cardiac contractility modulation |
| CMR | Cardiac magnetic resonance |
| CRT | Cardiac resynchronization therapy |
| ECG | Electrocardiogram |
| GDMT | Guideline-directed medical therapy |
| GLS | Global longitudinal strain |
| HF | Heart failure |
| HFpEF | Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction |
| HFmrEF | Heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction |
| HFrEF | Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction |
| ICD | Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator |
| LV | Left ventricular/left ventricle |
| LVEF | Left ventricular ejection fraction |
| MAGGIC | Meta-Analysis Global Group in Chronic Heart Failure |
| MLWHFQ | Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire |
| NCX | Sodium–calcium exchanger |
| NSVT | Non-sustained ventricular tachycardia |
| NT-proBNP | N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide |
| NYHA | New York Heart Association |
| PLN | Phospholamban |
| PVC | Premature ventricular complex |
| QoL | Quality of life |
| RCT | Randomized controlled trial |
| RyR2 | Ryanodine receptor-2 |
| S-ICD | Subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator |
| SERCA2a | Sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase 2a |
| TGF-β1 | Transforming growth factor beta 1 |
| VAT | Ventilatory anaerobic threshold |
| VO2 | Oxygen consumption |
| VT/VF | Ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation |