aa	amino-acid
ACE	angiotensin converting enzyme
Ang II	angiotensin II
AF	atrial fibrillation
ANP	atrial natriuretic peptide
ARB	angiotensin receptor blockers
ATP	adenylate triphosphates
BNP	B-type natriuretic peptide
CNP	C-type natriuretic peptide
CD-NP	Cenderitide
ECE	endothelin-converting enzyme
ET-1	endothelin- 1
ESC	European Society of Cardiology
GFR	glomerular filtration rate
GMP	guanylate mono phosphatase
HF	heart failure
HFrEF	heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
HFpEF	heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
HFmrEF	heart failure with mid-range ejection fraction
LA	left atrial
LAVI	left atrial indexed volume
LV	left ventricular
LVEF	left ventricular ejection fraction
mRNA	messenger ribonucleic acid
MR-proANP	middle range pro atrial natriuretic peptide
NEP	neutral endopeptidase
NHE	natrium-proton exchanger
NPs	natriuretic peptides
NPR-A	natriuretic peptide receptor A
NPR-B	natriuretic peptide receptor B
NPR-C	natriuretic peptide receptor C
MRAs	mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists
pGC	particulate guanylyl cyclase
RAAS	renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
sGC	soluble guanylyl cyclase
sST2	soluble source of tumorigenicity 2
TGF ß	transforming growth factor beta