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. 2026 Jul 21;14(3):411. doi: 10.3390/medsci14030411
AVR Aortic valve replacement
BMI Body mass index
BSA Body surface area
CABG Coronary artery bypass grafting
CI Confidence interval
COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
ECMO Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
EO Early onset
EACTS European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
ESC European Society of Cardiology
HR Hazard ratio
IABP Intra-aortic balloon pump
IQR Interquartile range
IR INSPIRIS RESILIA bioprosthetic valve
LVEF Left ventricular ejection fraction
LO Late onset
NYHA New York Heart Association
PME Perimount Magna Ease bioprosthetic valve
PPM Prosthesis–patient mismatch
PS Propensity score
PVE Prosthetic valve endocarditis
SD Standard deviation
SMD Standardized mean difference
SVD Structural valve degeneration
TIA Transient ischemic attack
VARC-3 Valve Academic Research Consortium-3