ACE	angiotensin-converting enzyme
AMI	acute myocardial infarction
Ang-II	angiotensin II
ATP	atrial natriuretic peptide
BACE1	β secretase-1
BACE1-AS	β secretase-1 antisense
BNP	B-type or brain natriuretic peptide
CAD	coronary artery disease
CHF	chronic heart failure
cTn	cardiac troponin
DCM	dilated cardiomyopathy
EV	extracellular vesicles
exo-miRNAs	exosomal miRNAs
FRS	Framingham Risk Score
Gal-3	Galectin-3
HF	heart failure
HFpEF	heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
HFrEF	heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
Hsp60	heat shock protein 60
Hsp90	heat shock protein 90
lncRNAs	long non-coding RNAs
LV	left ventricular
MI	myocardial infarction
miRNA	micro-RNA
MSCs	mesenchymal stem/stromal cells
NPs	natriuretic peptides
NT-proBNP	N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide
NYHA	New York Heart Association
sST2	soluble suppression of tumorigenicity 2
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor-alpha