| ADHF | acutely decompensated heart failure |
| CHF | chronic heart failure |
| CI | cardiac index |
| CO | cardiac output |
| HF | heart failure |
| HTX | heart transplantation |
| LVAD | left ventricular assist device |
| MV | multivariate |
| UV | univariate |
| PCWP | pulmonary capillary wedge pressure |
| SBP | systolic blood pressure |
| HR | hazard ratio |
| RR | relative risk |