AAR	Ascending Aorta Replacement
AVR	Aortic Valve Replacement
CABG	Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
CPB	Cardio-Pulmonary Bypass
ICU	Intensive Care Unit
MICS	Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
MIDCAB	Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass
MS	Mini-Sternotomy
MV	Mitral Valve
MVr	Mitral Valve Repair
PCI	Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
QoL	Quality of Life
RMT	Right Mini-Thoracotomy
SotA	State-of-the-Art
TA TAVI	Trans-Apical Trans-Catheter Aortic Valve Implantation
TE	Totally Endoscopic
TECAB	(robotic) Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass
TF	Trans-Femoral (TAVI)
TV	Tricuspid Valve
RT	Robotic