ALT	alanine aminotransferase
AST	aspartate aminotransferase
BMI	body mass index
CKD	chronic kidney disease
CO	cardiac output
CRP	C-reactive protein
CVP	central venous pressure
HF	heart failure
HTx	heart transplantation
GFR	glomerular filtration rate
GGTP	gamma-glutamylotranspeptydase
INR	international normalized ratio
LVAD	left ventricular assist device
MPAP	mean pulmonary artery pressure
MELD	model of end-stage liver disease
MOF	multi-organ failure
NTproBNP	N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide
PVR	pulmonary vascular resistance
VKA	vitamin K antagonists