| AF | atrial fibrillation |
| AIS | abbreviated injury scale |
| Akt | protein kinase B |
| C5a/R | complement factor 5a/receptor |
| CINC | cytokine-induced neutrophil chemoattractant |
| CM | cardiomyocyte |
| DAMPs | danger-associated molecular patterns |
| ECG | electrocardiogram |
| ECHO | echocardiography |
| EF | ejection fraction |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| GLUT | glucose transporter |
| HF | heart failure |
| HFABP | heart type fatty acid binding protein |
| HMGB-1 | high mobility group box-1 protein |
| ICAM | intercellular adhesion molecule |
| ICU | intensive care unit |
| IL | interleukin |
| iNOs | inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| ISS | injury severity score |
| JAM | junctional adhesion molecule |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| MMP | matrix metalloprotease |
| MPO | myeloperoxidase |
| NADPH | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NFkB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| NT-proBNP | N-terminal B-type natriuretic peptide |
| PAMPs | pathogen-associated molecular patterns |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SAH | subarachnoid hemorrhage |
| SAPS II | simplified acute physiology score |
| SERCA | sarco-/endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase |
| SIRS | systemic inflammatory response syndrome |
| TBI | traumatic brain injury |
| TISCI | trauma-induced secondary cardiac injury |
| TLR | toll-like receptor |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| TnI/T | troponin I/T |
| TUNEL | terminal deoxynucleatidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling |
| ZO-1 | Zonula occludens-1 |