| AAA | Abdominal aortic aneurysm |
| AKI | Acute kidney injury |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| CABG | Coronary artery bypass grafting |
| CAD | Coronary artery disease |
| CAG | Coronary angiography |
| cAVD | Cerebral arterial vascular disease |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| CKD | Chronic kidney disease |
| COPD | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CSB | Carotid–subclavian bypass |
| CT | Computed tomography |
| DAPT | Dual antiplatelet therapy |
| ECG | Electrocardiogram |
| ESC | European Society of Cardiology |
| EACTS | European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery |
| FET | Frozen elephant trunk |
| FU | Follow-up |
| HR | Hazard ratio |
| IMH | Intramural hematoma |
| IQR | Interquartile range |
| LSA | Left subclavian artery |
| MACE | Major adverse cardiovascular event |
| MI | Myocardial infarction |
| PAU | Penetrating aortic ulcer |
| PCI | Percutaneous coronary intervention |
| pAVD | Peripheral arterial vascular disease |
| PSM | Propensity score matching |
| SMD | Standardized mean difference |
| TAI | Traumatic aortic injury |
| TAAA | Thoracic or thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm |
| TBAD | Type B aortic dissection |
| TEVAR | Thoracic endovascular aortic repair |