| AVR | aortic valve replacement |
| Bio-AVR | Bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement |
| CPB | Cardiopulmonary bypass |
| SAVR | surgical aortic valve replacement |
| TAVI | transcatheter aortic valve implantation |
| TF-TAVI | transfemoral-transcatheter aortic valve implantation |
| TAVR | transcatheter aortic valve replacement |
| RAMT | right anterior mini-thoracotomy |
| RALT | right anterolateral mini-thoracotomy |
| V-in-V | valve in valve |
| SVD | structural valve deterioration |
| PPM | patient prosthesis mismatch |
| EOA | effective orifice area |
| LVOT | left ventricle outflow tract |
| RDVs | Rapid Deployment Valves |
| THVs | Transcatheter Valves |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Image |
| m-AVR | Mechanical aortic valve replacement |