| LQTS | Long QT syndrome |
| IKs | The slowly activating delayed-rectifier K+ current |
| Kv | Voltage-gated potassium channel |
| Nav | Voltage-gated sodium channel |
| Cav | Voltage-gated calcium channel |
| VSD | Voltage-sensing domain |
| Na+ | Sodium ions |
| K+ | Potassium ions |
| Ca2+ | Calcium ions |
| PD | Pore domain |
| PUFA | Polyunsaturated fatty acid |
| ECG | Electrocardiogram |
| SQTS | Short QT syndrome |
| IKr | The rapidly activating delayed-rectifier K+ current |
| APD | Action potential duration |
| Rb+ | Rubidium ions |
| CaM | Calmodulin |
| PIP2 | Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate |
| VCF | Voltage-clamp fluorometry |
| Cryo-EM | Cryo-electron microscopy |
| NMR | Nuclear magnetic resonance |
| HCN | Hyperpolarization-activated and cyclic nucleotide-gated channel |
| PKA | Protein kinase A |
| cAMP | Cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| PP1 | Protein phosphatase 1 |
| LZ | Leucine zipper |
| Epac | Exchange protein directly activated by cAMP |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| KATP | ATP-sensitive K channel |
| FRET | Fluorescence resonance energy transfer |
| MTX | Mallotoxin |
| PBA | Phenylboronic acid |
| N-AT | N-arachidonoyl taurine |
| EPA | 5,8,11,14,17-eicosapentaenoic acid |
| TEA | Tetraethylammonium ions |
| CHO | Chinese hamster ovary |
| UCL2077 | 3-(triphenylmethylaminomethyl)pyridine |
| XE991 | 10,10-Bis(4-pyridinylmethyl)-9(10H)-anthracenone dihydrochloride |
| IKur | The ultrarapid delayed-rectifier K+ current |
| AF | Atrial fibrillation |