| AAA | Abdominal aortic aneurysms |
| AngII | Angiotensin II |
| BAV | Bicuspid aortic valve |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| ECs | Endothelial cells |
| fTAAD | Familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection |
| H2O2 | Hydrogen peroxide |
| HOBr | Hypobromous acid |
| HOCL | Hypochlorous acid |
| HOSCN | Hypothiocyanous acid |
| LDS | Loeys-Dietz syndrome |
| MCP-1 | Monocyte chemotactic protein-1 |
| M-CSF | Macrophage-colony stimulating factor |
| MFS | Marfan syndrome |
| MMPs | Matrix metalloproteinases |
| MPO | Myeloperoxidase |
| NADPH oxidases | NOX |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| NO2. | Nitrogen dioxide |
| O2− | Superoxide |
| PTPN22 | protein tyrosine phosphatase, non-receptor type 22 |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| TAA | Thoracic aortic aneurysms |
| TIMPs | Tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases |
| vEDS | Vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome |
| VSMC | Vascular smooth muscle cell |
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