| 4-AP | 4-aminopyridine |
| AP | action potential |
| APA | action potential amplitude |
| APD | action potential duration |
| APD90 | action potential duration at 90% of repolarization |
| APVC | action potential voltage-clamp |
| CBA | 4-chloro-2-(2-chlorophenoxy)acetamido) benzoic acid |
| [Ca2+]i | intracellular Ca2+ concentration |
| DAD | delayed afterdepolarization |
| EAD | early afterdepolarization |
| EC50 | half effective activator concentration |
| ICa,L | L-type Ca2+ current |
| ICBA | CBA-sensitive current |
| ICl(Ca) | Ca2+-activated Cl− current |
| IK1 | inward rectifier K+ current |
| IKr | rapid component of delayed rectifier K+ current |
| IKs | slow component of delayed rectifier K+ current |
| INa,L | late Na+ current |
| INCX | Na+/Ca2+ exchange current |
| Iti | transient inward current |
| Ito | transient outward K+ current |
| OSP | overshoot potential |
| Phase-1 slope | maximal rate of early repolarization |
| PIP2 | phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate |
| Plateau50 | membrane potential at the half duration of APD90 |
| RMP | resting membrane potential |
| RSV | relative short-term variability of repolarization |
| SV | short-term variability of repolarization |
| TRP | transient receptor potential |
| TRPM4 | transient receptor potential melastatin 4 |
| V+max | maximal rate of depolarization |
| V−max | maximal rate of terminal repolarization |