| ACE-inhibitors | Angiotensin Converting Enzyme inhibitors |
| ARBs | Angiotensin Receptor Blockers |
| AF | Atrial Fibrillation |
| AFFIRM | Atrial Fibrillation Follow-up Investigation of Rhythm Management |
| AFL | Atrial Flutter |
| ARNI | Angiotensin Receptor/Neprilysin Inhibitors |
| AT | Atrial Tachycardia |
| AVRT | Atrio-Ventricular reentrant (or reciprocating) tachycardia |
| BRS | Baroreflex Sensitivity |
| CHARM | Candesartan in Heart Failure Assessment of Reduction in Mortality and Morbidity |
| COR | Class of Recommendation |
| DCM | Dilated Cardiomyopathy |
| ESC | European Society of Cardiology |
| HF | Heart Failure |
| HFrEF | Heart Failure Reduced Ejection Fraction |
| HFmEF | Heart Failure mid reduction Ejection Fraction |
| HFpEF | Heart Failure Preserved Ejection Fraction |
| ICD | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator |
| I-PRESERVE | Irbesartan in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction Study |
| MADIT II | Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial Investigator II |
| MRAs | Mineral Receptor Antagonists |
| MTWA | Microvolt T-wave alternans |
| NYHA | New York Heart Association |
| NSVT | Non Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia |
| PABA-CHF | Pulmonary Vein Antrum Isolation vs. AV Node Ablation With Biventricular Pacing for Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Congestive Heart Failure |
| PARAGON-HF | Efficacy and Safety of LCZ696 Compared to Valsartan, on Morbidity and Mortality in Heart Failure Patients with Preserved Ejection Fraction |
| PVCs | Premature Ventricular Complexes |
| RACE II | The Rate Control Efficacy in Permanent Atrial Fibrillation: a Comparison between Lenient versus Strict Rate Control II |
| SR | Sinus Rhythm |
| SVAs | Supraventricular arrhythmias |
| SVT | Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia |
| SCD | Sudden Cardiac Death |
| TOPCAT | Treatment of Preserved Cardiac Function Heart Failure with an Aldosterone Antagonist |
| Vas | Ventricular Arrhythmias |
| VT | Ventricular Tachycardia |
| VF | Ventricular Fibrillation |