Annulus Ao	aorta at the annulus
Ao STJ	aorta at the sino-tubular junction
Ao SV	aorta at the sinus of Valsalva
AR	aortic valve regurgitation
AS	aortic valve stenosis
Asc Ao	ascending aorta
BAV	bicuspid aortic valve
BMI	body mass index
BSA	body surface area
DBP	diastolic blood pressure
EF	ejection fraction
ELISA	Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
FS	fractional shortening
HR	heart rate
IQR	interquartile range
LVEDV	left-ventricular end-diastolic volume
LVESV	left ventricle end-systolic volume
MMP-2	matrix metalloproteinase-2
MMP-9	matrix metalloproteinase-9
SBP	systolic blood pressure
SD	standard deviation
TAV	tricuspid aortic valve
TGF-β 1	transforming growth factor-β 1
TIMP-1	tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1
WSS	wall shear stress