AF	Atrial fibrillation
ANOVA	Analysis of variance
AoDrlx-ed	Aortic sinus diameter in a right parasternal long-axis view at end-diastole
AoArsx-es	Aortic area in a right parasternal short-axis view at end-diastole
BWT	Body weight
CO	Cardiac output
[Creat]p	Plasma creatinine concentrations
ECG	Electrocardiogram
EDTA	Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
HCY	Homocysteine
[HCY]p	Plasma homocysteine concentrations
HHCY	Hyperhomocysteinemia
IVSd	Diameter of the interventricular septum at end-diastole
IVSs	Diameter of the interventricular septum at peak-systole
LA	Left atrium
LADrlx-max	LA diameter in a right parasternal long-axis view at end-systole
LAArlx-max	LA area in a right parasternal long-axis view at end-systole
LAArlx-a	LA area in a right parasternal long-axis view at the onset of the P wave
LAArlx-min	LA area in a right parasternal long-axis view at the time of closure of the mitral valve
LAArsx-max	LA area in a right parasternal short-axis view at end-systole
LADllx-max	LA diameter in a left parasternal long-axis view at end-systole
LA FAC	Active LA fraction area change
LH	Lithium heparin
LV	Left ventricle
LV EF	LV ejection fraction
LV FS	LV fractional shortening
LVFWd	Diameter of the LV free wall at end-diastole
LVFWs	Diameter of the LV free wall at peak-systole
LVIDd	Internal diameter of the LV at end-diastole
LVIDs	Internal diameter of the LV at peak-systole
LVIVd	LV internal volume at end-diastole
LVIVs	LV internal volume at peak-systole
M-mode	Motion mode
MWTd	Mean LV wall thickness at end-diastole
PADrlx-ed	Sinus diameter of the pulmonary artery in a right parasternal long-axis view at end-diastole
PMI	Point of maximal intensity
RWTd	Relative left ventricular wall thickness at end-diastole
SD	Standard deviation
SV	Stroke volume
UG	Ghent University
UZH	University of Zurich
2D	2-dimensional