| CAVD | calcific aortic valve disease |
| CT | computed tomography |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| SPECT | single photon emission tomography |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VEGFR | vascular endothelial growth factor receptor |
| RGD | arginine-glycine-aspartate |
| TIMP | tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinases |
| ICAM-1 | intercellular adhesion molecule-1 |
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