| BAT | Brown adipose tissue |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| CAD | Coronary artery disease |
| CCT | Cardiac computed tomography |
| CMR | Cardiac magnetic reso nance |
| CV | Cardiovascular |
| EAT | Epicardial adipose tissue |
| FAs | Fatty acids |
| HF | Heart failure |
| GLP-1 RAs | Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists |
| HFpEF | Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction |
| HFrEF | Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IL-1b | Interleukin 1b |
| IL-6 | Interleukin 6 |
| LV | Left ventricle |
| NHE | Na+/H+-exchanger |
| PAT | Pericardial adipose tissue |
| PGC 1-α | PPAR-γ coactivator 1-α |
| PPAR-γ | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ |
| PKG | Protein kinase G |
| SAT | Subcutaneous adipose tissue |
| SGLT2-Is | Selective sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors |
| T1DM | Type 1 diabetes mellitus |
| T2DM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor |
| UCP-1 | Uncoupling protein-1 |
| WAT | White adipose tissue |