AAA	abdominal aortic aneurysm
AAAD	acute Stanford type A aortic dissection
ADAMTS	A Disintegrin and Metalloproteinase with Thrombospondin motifs
BAV	bicuspid aortic valve
circRNAs	circular RNAs
CK-MM	Creatine-kinase isozyme MM
CRP	C-reactive protein
DD	d-Dimer
ECM	extracellular matrix
ESC	European Society of Cardiology
FTAAD	familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection
Hcy	homocysteine
LAP	latency-associated peptide
LDS	Loeys-Dietz syndrome
lncRNAs	long non-coding RNAs
LTBP	latent TGF? binding protein
MFS	Marfan syndrome
miRNAs	micro-RNAs
MMPs	metalloproteinases
MPV	mean platelet volume
ncRNAs	non-coding RNAs
NGS	next-generation sequencing
PC1	Polycistin 1
piRNAs	Piwi-interacting RNAs
PLT	platelet
qRT-PCR	Quantitative Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction
rasiRNAs	repeat associated small interfering RNAs
sELAFs	soluble elastin fragments
SMCs	smooth muscle cells
smMHC	smooth muscle myosin heavy chain
TAA/D	thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection
TAA	thoracic aortic aneurys
TAD	thoracic aortic dissection
TEVAR	thoracic endovascular aortic repair
TGFβ	Transforming Growth Factor-β
tHcy	total homocysteine
TIMPs	tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases
vEDS	vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
VSMCs	vascular smooth muscle cells
VUS	variant of uncertain significance
WES	whole exome sequencing
WGS	whole genome sequencing