Abbreviations, acronyms & symbols
ABV	= Aortic balloon valvuloplasty		IVC	= Inferior vena cava
ALT	= Alanine aminotransferase		L-AVVR	= Left atrioventricular valve regurgitation
APV	= Absent pulmonary valve		LA	= Left atrium
AR	= Aortic regurgitation		LVOT	= Left ventricle outflow tract
ARF	= Acute rheumatic fever		MR	= Mitral regurgitation
AS	= Aortic stenosis		MV	= Mitral valve
ASD	= Atrial septal defect		MVR	= Mitral valve replacement
ASO	= Arterial switch operation		NICU	= Neonatal intensive care unit
AST	= Aspartate aminotransferase		PA	= Pulmonary atresia
AV	= Aortic valve		PAVSD	= Partial atrioventricular septal defect
AVR	= Aortic valve replacement		PC	= Pulmonary conduit
BAV	= Bicuspid aortic valve		PS	= Pulmonary stenosis
BCA	= Balloon coarctation angioplasty		PTFE	= Polytetrafluoroethylene
BT	= Blalock-Taussig		PV	= Pulmonary valve
C-TGA	= Corrected transposition of the great arteries		R-AVV	= Right atrioventricular valve
CAVSD	= Complete atrioventricular septal defect		R-AVVR	= Right atrioventricular valve regurgitation
CHD	= Congenital heart disease		RA	= Right atrium
CIED	= Cardiac implantable electronic device		RHD	= Rheumatic heart diseases
CoA	= Coarctation of the aorta		RV-PA	= Right ventricular–pulmonary artery
CoNS	= Coagulase-negative Staphylococci		RVOTR	= Right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction
CRP	= C-reactive protein		SVC	= Superior vena cava
CT	= Computed tomography		TEE	= Transesophageal echocardiography
DORV	= Double outlet right ventricle		TGA	= Transposition of the great arteries
DSM	= Discrete subaortic membrane		TOF	= Tetralogy of Fallot
HACEK	= Haemophilus species, Aggregatibacter species, Cardiobacterium hominis, Eikenella corrodens, and Kingella species		TTE	= Transthoracic echocardiography
			TV	= Tricuspid valve
IE	= Infective endocarditis		VSD	= Ventricular septal defect