AAA	abdominal aortic aneurysm	mPIEZO1	mouse PIEZO1
Aβ	amyloid β	MS	mechanosensitive
ADAM10	Ca2+-dependent transmembrane abscission enzyme	MT1-MMP	membrane-type-1 matrix metalloproteinases
AF	atrial fibrillation	Møs	macrophages
AngII	angiotensin II	NFAT5	nuclear factor of activated T-cells 5
APD	action potential time duration	NF-κB	nuclear factor-κ-gene binding
ARB	angiotensin II receptor blocker	NPJc	nodose-petrosal-jugular ganglion complex
AS	atherosclerosis	OH	outer helix
CaM	calmodulin	OX-LDL	oxidized low-density lipoprotein
CaN	calcineurin	PAD	peripheral artery disease
CaMKII	calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II	PDGF	platelet-derived growth factor
CAVD	calcified aortic valvular disease	PH	pulmonary hypertension
CED	C-terminal extracellular domain	PIEZO1fl/fl	floxed PIEZO1
CMs	cardiomyocytes	Pitx2	paired like homeodomain 2
COMP	cartilage oligomeric matrix protein	PKA	protein kinase A
CTD	C-terminal domain	PRP	platelet-rich plasma
DLL-4	delta like-4	RBPJ	recombination signal binding protein for immunoglobulin kappa J region
E	embryonic day	ROS	reactive oxygen species
ECM	extracellular matrix	RR	ruthenium red
ECs	endothelial cells	RyR2	ryanodine receptor 2
EL	extracellular loops	SalB	salvianolic acid B
ETS1	ETS proto-oncogene 1	SERCA2	sarcoplasmic endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase 2
FAK	focal adhesion kinase	SMPD3	sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase 3
FBs	fibroblasts	SNPs	single nucleotide polymorphisms
Gd3+	gadolinium	SPT	single particle tracking
HAFBs	human atrial fibroblasts	ST2	suppression of tumorigenicity 2
HCFBs	human cardiac fibroblasts	TAZ	transcription coactivator with PDZ-binding motif
HDAC4	histone deacetylase 4	TBMS1	tubeimoside I
HF	heart failure	TGF-β	transforming growth factor-β
HLI	hindlimb ischemia	THBD	thrombomodulin
hPIEZO1	human PIEZO1	TM	transmembrane
hUC-MSCs	human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells	TMEM150C	transmembrane protein 150C
ICAM-1	intercellular cell adhesion molecule-1	TNC	tenascin C
IH	inner helices	TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor-α
IL	interleukin	TRPM4	transient receptor potential melastatin 4
ITG	integrin	TRPV1	transient receptor potential vanilloid subtype
JAG-1/2	jagged1/2	VCAM-1	vascular cell adhesion molecule-1
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinase	VE-cadherin	vascular endothelial cadherin
KLF	kruppel-like factor	VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
MCFBs	mouse cardiac fibroblasts	VEGFR2	vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2
MEF2	myocyte enhancer factor 2	VECs	vascular endothelial cells
MI	myocardial infarction	VSMCs	vascular smooth muscle cells
Mito	mitochondrion	NO	nitric oxide
MLC2v	myosin light chain 2v	YAP	yes-associated protein