Grouping	Acronym	Term
Cardiovascular Biology	RBC	red blood cells
	ECM	extracellular matrix
	OFT	outflow tract
	IVS	interventricular septum
	AVC	atrioventricular canal
	APS	aorticopulmonary septum
	PAA	pharyngeal arch artery
	Endo-MT	endocardial-to-mesenchymal transition
	EMT	epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition
	HH	Hamburger–Hamilton staging
Heart Conduction	HSP	His–Purkinje system
	AV	atrioventricular node
Congenital Heart Defects	CHD	congenital heart disease
	HLHS	hypoplastic left heart syndrome
	CoA	coarctation of the aorta
	d-TGA	d-transposition of the great arteries
	VSD	ventricular septal defect
	DORV	double outlet right ventricle
	APW	aorticopulmonary window
	TOF	tetralogy of Fallout
Fluid Dynamics	WSS	wall shear stress
	P	pressure
	ΔP	change in pressure
	Q	volume flow rate
	FSI	fluid structure interaction
	CFD	computational fluid dynamics
Hemodynamic Interventions	OTB	outflow tract banding
	VVL	vitelline vein ligation
	AL (LAL or RAL)	(left/right) atrial ligation