| MMVP | myxomatous mitral valve proplase |
| FED | fibroelastic deficiency disease |
| DMVD | degererative mitral valve disease |
| VHD | valvular heart disease |
| 3′UTR | 3′ end untranslated region |
| DIANA | DNA intelligent Analysis |
| KEGG pathways | Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathways |
| DCN | decorin |
| ACAN | aggrecan |
| FMOD | fibromodulin |
| LUM | lumican |
| HSPG2 | heparin sulfate proteoglycan 2 |
| VCAN | versican |
| BGN | biglycan |
| ACTA2 | α actin 2 |
| ECM2 | extracellular matrix protein 2 |
| COL1A2 | colleagen type 1 α 2 |
| COL2A1 | colleagen type 2 α 1 |
| COL6A2 | colleagen type 6 α 2 |
| DES | desmin |
| VIM | vimentin |
| ESM1 | endothelial cell specific molecule 1 |
| PECAM1 | platelet/ endothelial cell adhesion molecule 1 |
| VIC | valvular interstitial cell |