| AP | Action potential |
| CFs | Cardiac fibroblasts |
| CMs | Cardiomyocytes |
| CPs | Cardiac progenitors |
| DCM | Dilated cardiomyopathy |
| E | Embryonic day |
| EB | Early allontoic bud stage |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| ECs | Endothelial cells |
| EHF | Early headfold stage |
| ESCs | Embryonic stem cells |
| FHF | First heart field |
| HF | Heart failure |
| HFrEF | Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction |
| HLHS | Hypoplastic left heart syndrome |
| hpf | Hours post fertilization |
| I/R | Ischemia/reperfusion |
| iCM | Induced cardiomyocytes |
| IFC | Integrated fluidic circuits |
| imCM | Immature CM (p1 hearts) |
| iPSCs | Induced pluripotent stem cells |
| KO | Knock-out |
| LRHS | Hypoplastic right heart syndrome |
| LV | Left ventricle |
| MACS | Magnetic activated cell sorting |
| MI | Myocardial Infarction. |
| MSC | Mesenchymal stem cells |
| NSTEMI | Non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction |
| OFT | Outflow tract |
| p | Postnatal day |
| ps | Pairs of somites |
| RNAseq | Ribonucleic acid sequencing |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RV | Right ventricle |
| SHF | Second heart field |
| SMCs | Smooth muscle cells |
| SV | Sinus venosus |
| TAC | Trans aortic constriction |
| UMI | Unique molecular identifier |
| wt | Wild type |