| iCMs | induced Cardiomyocytes |
| iCPCs | induced Cardiac Progenitor Cells |
| iPSCs | induced Pluripotent Stem Cells |
| AMI | Acute Myocardial Infarction |
| MHC | Myosin Heavy Chain |
| cTn | cardiac Troponin |
| GMT | GATA4, MEF2C, TBX5 |
| GHMT | GATA4, HAND2, MEF2C, TBX5 |
| FHF | First Heart Field |
| SHF | Second Heart Field |
| AHF | Anterior Heart Field |
| ReV | retrovirus |
| LeV | lentivirus |
| SeV | Sendai virus |
| AV | Adenovirus |
| miRs | microRNAs |
| CFs | cardiac fibroblasts |
| TTFs | tail-tip fibroblasts |
| MEFs | mouse embryonic fibroblasts |
| HDFs | human dermal fibroblasts |
| HFFs | human foreskin fibroblasts |
| hESC | human embryonic stem cell |
| AP | action potentials |
| CaT | calcium transients |
| SB | spontaneous beating |
| c-B | beating when co-cultured with murine CMs |
| HF | heart function |
| CS | cardiac tissue structure |