AAA	abdominal aortic aneurysm
AS	aortic valve stenosis
AT	adipose tissue
BAT	brown adipose tissue
CAD	coronary artery disease
FBS	fetal bovine serum
HOMA-IR	homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance
MTC	Masson trichrome
NC	normal chow
PBS	phosphate-buffered saline
PVAT	perivascular adipose tissue
SASP	senescence-associated secretory phenotype
SMC	smooth muscle cell
Tx	transplantation
VAT	visceral adipose tissue
VES	Verhoeff’s elastic stain
WT	wild-type