AS	Aortic stenosis
AVA	Aortic valve area
BAV	Balloon aortic valvuloplasty
CKD	Chronic kidney disease
CI	Confidence interval
EF	Left ventricular ejection fraction
eGFR	Estimated glomerular filtration rate
Gal-3	Galectin-3
HF	Heart failure
HR	Hazard ratio
LV	Left ventricular
NT-proBNP	N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide
NYHA	New York Heart Association
MPG	Mean transvalvular aortic pressure gradient
SD	Standard deviation
SEM	Standard error of the mean
SVR	Surgical aortic valve replacement
TAVI	Transcatheter aortic valve implantation
TGF-β	Tumor growth factor-β
Zva	Valvulo-arterial impedance