| αAR | α-adrenergic receptor |
| αTM | α tropomyosin |
| AngII | angiotensin II |
| ANKRD1 | ankyrin repeat domain 1 |
| βAR | β-adrenergic receptor |
| βMHC | β myosin heavy chain |
| BMK1 | big MAPK 1 |
| CTX | cardiotoxicity |
| cTnC | cardiac troponin C |
| cTnI | cardiac troponin I |
| cTnT | cardiac troponin T |
| Doxo | doxorubicin |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| ErbB2 | erythroblastic leukemia viral oncogene homolog 2 |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| FGF | fibroblast growth factor |
| FHL1 | four and a half LIM domain protein-1 |
| GPCR | G-protein-coupled receptor |
| GSK3 | glycogen synthase kinase III |
| HCM | hypertrophic cardiomyopathy |
| HER2 | epidermal growth factor receptor 2 |
| HGFR | hepatocyte growth factor receptor |
| HSF | heat shock factor |
| IGFR | insulin-like growth factor receptor |
| IQGAP1 | IQ motif-containing GTPase-activating protein 1 |
| LAMP-2 | lysosome-associated membrane protein 2 |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa B |
| PRKAG2 | γ-2-regulatory subunit of the AMP-activated protein kinase |
| PTPN11 | protein tyrosine phosphatase, nonreceptor type 11 |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| RTK | receptor tyrosine kinase |
| TAC | transverse aortic constriction |
| T188 | threonine 188 |
| Tg | transgenic mice |