ACE	Angiotensin converting enzyme
ACE-I	Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor
AGT	Angiotensinogen
AGTR-1/2	Angiotensin II receptor 1/2
ARB	Angiotensin receptor blocker
AVF	Arterio-venous fistula
CI	Confidence interval
ESRD	End stage renal disease
HTN	Hypertension
HD	Hemodialysis
HIF-1α	Hypoxia inducible factor-1α
HO-1	Heme oxygenase-1
MMPs	Matrix metalloproteinases
MTHFR	Methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase
NIH	Neo-intimal hyperplasia
OR	Odds ratio
PRMT1	Protein arginine methyltransferase 1
RAAS	Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
RRT	Renal replacement therapy
SNP	Single nucleotide polymorphism
TGF-β1	Transforming growth factor-β1
VEGF-A	Vascular endothelial growth factor-A
VEGFR-1/2	Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1/2