| AT | acceleration time |
| AV | aortic valve |
| BAV | bioprosthetic aortic valve |
| CCT | cardiac CT |
| CW | continuous wave |
| DAPT | dual antiplatelet therapy |
| DVI | Doppler velocity index |
| EACTS | European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery |
| EF | ejection fraction |
| EOA | effective orifice area |
| ESC | European Society of Cardiology |
| HALT | hypoattenuating leaflet thickening |
| INR | international normalized ratio |
| LV | left ventricle |
| MG | mean gradient |
| NOAC | novel oral anticoagulants |
| RELM | reduced leaflet motion |
| SAPT | single antiplatelet therapy |
| SAVI | surgical aortic valve implantation |
| TAVI | transcatheter aortic valve implantation |
| TEE | transesophageal echocardiogram |
| TTE | transthoracic echocardiogram |
| VKA | vitamin-K antagonist |