| AP | action potential |
| AT | axial tubes |
| [Ca2+]i | intracellular calcium concentration |
| CaM | calmodulin |
| CaMKII | calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinase II |
| CDI | Ca2+-dependent inactivation |
| CICR | Ca2+-induced Ca2+ release |
| PLB | phospholamban |
| cMyBP-C | cardiac myosin-binding protein-C |
| DHPR | dihydropyridine receptor |
| EC | excitation-contraction |
| ECCE | excitation-coupled calcium entry |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| FDUF | fire-diffuse-uptake-fire |
| HF | heart failure |
| ICa | calcium current |
| TCA | tricarboxylic acid |
| JP | junctophilins |
| MCU | mitochondrial calcium uniporter |
| NCX | Na+-Ca2+ exchanger |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| NOS | nitric oxide synthase |
| MT | mitochondrion |
| PKA | cAMP-dependent protein kinase |
| PKG | cGMP-dependent protein kinase |
| Po | open probability |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| RyR | ryanodine receptor |
| SERCA | sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase |
| SLN | sarcolipin |
| SOICR | store-overload-induced Ca2+ release |
| SR | sarcoplasmic reticulum |
| TATS | transverse-axial tubular system |
| T-tubules | transverse tubules |
| VGCC | voltage-gated Ca2+ channel |
| VGCR | voltage-gated SR Ca2+ release |