| BAV | Bicuspid aortic valve |
| CAVD | Calcific aortic valve disease |
| ECFC | Endothelial Colony Forming Cells |
| EC | Endothelial cell |
| EPC | Endothelial Progenitor Cells |
| EndoMT | Endothelial-to-Mesenchymal transition |
| FBS | Fetal Bovine Serum |
| TAV | Tricuspid aortic valve |
| TGFβ | Transforming growth factor β |
| TNFα | Tumor necrosis factor α |