α-AR	Alpha adrenergic receptor
α1-AR	Alpha 1 adrenergic receptor
α2-AR	Alpha 2 adrenergic receptor
α-SMA	Alpha smooth muscle actinin
A2AR	Adenosine receptor A2
A2BAR	Adenosine receptor A2B
A3AR	Adenosine receptor A3A
AC	Adenylyl cyclase
ACE	Angiotensin converting enzyme
ACS	Acute coronary syndrome
AKAP	A-kinase anchoring protein
AMI	Acute myocardial infarction
ANG II	Angiotensin II
AV block	Atrio ventricular block
BAD	Bcl2 associated death promoter
β-AR	Beta adrenergic receptor
β1-AR	Beta 1 adrenergic receptor
β2-AR	Beta 2 adrenergic receptor
β3-AR	Beta 3 adrenergic receptor
βARK1	Beta adrenergic receptor kinase 1
β-Ars	Beta arrestins
CAMKII	Ca2+/Calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II
cAMP	Cyclic adenosine 3′-5′-monophosphate
CaN	Calcineurin
CEC	Cardiac excitation–contraction coupling
CF	Cardiac fibroblasts
cGMP	Cyclic guanosine-3′,5′-monophosphate
CHD	Coronary heart diseases
CHID	Chronic ischemic heart disease
CICR	Calcium-induced calcium release
CNCC	Cyclic nucleotide regulates cations channel
CNGC	Cyclic nucleotide-gated channels
CNG	Cyclic nucleotide-gated ion channels
cNMP	Cyclic nucleotide-3′,5′-monophosphate
CTGF	Connective tissue growth factor
cTnT	Cardiac Troponin T
Drp1	GTPase dynamin related protein 1
eNOS	Endothelial NO synthase
EP3	Prostaglandin EP3 receptor
EP4	Prostaglandin EP4 receptor
Epac	Exchange protein activated by cAMP
ERK5	Extracellular signal-regulated kinase 5
FIS1	Mitochondrial fission 1 protein
GCCR	Glucagon receptor
GEF	Guanosine exchange factor
GLP1	Glucagon-like peptide 1
GLP1R	Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor
GPCR	G protein-coupled receptor
GRK2	G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2
GSK3β	Glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta
HCN	Hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide–gated channels
HF	Heart failure
HIF1α	Hypoxia inducible factor 1alpha
HR	Heart rate
I/R	Ischemia/reperfusion
ICEF	Ischemia-induced caveolin 3 enriched fractions
ICER	Inducible cAMP early repressor
KCNQ1	Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily-Q member 1
LAD	Left anterior descending artery ligation
LTCC	L-type calcium channel
M2R	Muscarinic receptor type 2
MEF2	Myocyte enhancer factor 2
MEK5	Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 5
MI	Myocardial infarction
miR-21	miRNA-21
MKK3	Mitogen-activated protein kinase 3
MLTK	MLK-like mitogen-activated protein triple kinase
mPTP	Mitochondrial permeability transition pore
MSCs	Mesenchymal stem cells
MyBPC	Myosin binding protein C
NAC	N acetyl cysteine
NCX	Na/Ca exchanger
NFATc3	Nuclear factor of activated T-cells, cytoplasmic 3
NO	Nitric oxide
PDE	Phosphodiesterase
PDK1	Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 1
PGE2	Prostaglandin E2
PI3K	Phosphatidyl inositol-3 kinase
PKA	Protein kinase-A
PKC	Protein kinase-C
PKD	Protein kinase-D
PKD1	Polycystic kidney disease 1
PKG	Protein kinase G
PKI	Protein kinase-A inhibitor
PLB	Phospholamban
PLC	Phospholipase C
PLK1	Polo-like kinase1
POPDC	Popeye domain containing protein
PP1	Protein phosphatase 1
PP2B	Protein phosphatase 2B
PPAR-γ	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
PPI disruptors	Protein–protein interaction disruptors
PPs	Protein phosphatases
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
RSK3	Ribosomal S6 kinase
RyR	Ryanodin receptor
sAC	Soluble adenylyl cyclase
SAN	Sino atrial node
SCD	Sudden cardiac death
SERCA2	Sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase
Siah2	Ubiquitin protein ligase seven in absentia homolog 2
SKIP	Sphingosine kinase type 1-interacting protein
smAKAP	Small membrane A-kinase anchoring protein
SNP	Single-nucleotide polymorphism
SR	Sarcoplasmic reticulum
STEMI	ST elevation myocardial infarction
TAC	Transverse aortic constriction
TnI	Troponin I