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. 2026 Aug 17;13(8):394. doi: 10.3390/jcdd13080394
AKI Acute kidney injury
AR Aortic regurgitation
AS Aortic stenosis
AVD Aortic valve disease
BMI Body mass index
BNP B-type natriuretic peptide
CAD Coronary artery disease
CI Confidence interval
CK-MB Creatine kinase–MB isoenzyme
ECMO Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
FS Fractional shortening
IABP Intra-aortic balloon pump
IQR Interquartile range
LM Left main
LVESD Left ventricular end-systolic diameter
LV Left ventricle
LVEDD Left ventricular end-diastolic diameter
LVEF Left ventricular ejection fraction
MACCE Major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events
MAVD Mixed aortic valve disease
MR Mitral regurgitation
NYHA New York Heart Association
OR Odds ratio
PCI Percutaneous coronary intervention
PPI Permanent pacemaker implantation
PVL Paravalvular leak
SPAP Systolic pulmonary artery pressure
SYNTAX Synergy between PCI with Taxus and Cardiac Surgery
TAVR Transcatheter aortic valve replacement
TIMI Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction
VARC Valve Academic Research Consortium