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Med Term Mod11
Abbreviations & meanings
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| AAA | abdominal aortis aneurysm |
| ACE inhibitor | angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor |
| ACLS | advanced cardiac life support |
| ACS | acute coronary syndrome |
| ADP | adenosine diphosphate |
| AED | automatic external defibrillator |
| AF, a-fib | atrial fibrillation |
| AICD | automatic implantable carioverter-defibrillator |
| AMI | acute myocardial infarction |
| ARVD | arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia |
| AS | aortic stenosis |
| ASD | atrial septal defect |
| AV, A-V | antriocentricular |
| AVR | aortic valve replacement |
| BBB | bundle branch block |
| BNP | brain natriuretic peptide |
| BP | blood pressure |
| CABG | coronary artery bypass grafting |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| CCU | coronary care unit |
| Cath | catheterization |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| CK | creatine kinase |
| CoA | coarctation of the aorta |
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| CRT | cardiac resynchronization therapy |
| CTNI, cTnI | cardiac troponin I |
| CTNT, cTnT | cardiac troponin T |
| CV | cardiocascular |
| DES | drug-eluting stent |
| DSA | digital subtraction angiography |
| DVT | deep vein thrombosis |
| ECMO | extracorporeal membrane oxygenation |
| ECG | electrocardiography |
| ECHO | echocardiography |
| EF | ejection fraction |
| EPS | electrophysiology study |
| ETT | exercise tolerance test |
| ETT-MIBI | exercise tolerance test combined with a radioactive tracer scan |
| HDL | high-density lipoprotein |
| HTN | hypertension |
| IABP | intra-aortic balloon pump |
| ICD | implantable cardioverter-defibrillator |
| LAD | left anterior descending (coronary artery) |
| LDL | low-density lipoprotein |
| LMWH | low-molecular-weight heparin |
| LV | left ventricle |
| LVAD | left ventricular assist device |
| LVH | left ventricular hypertrophy |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| MR | mitral regurgitation |
| MUGA | multiple-gated acquisition scan |
| MVP | mitral valve prolapse |
| NSR | normal sinus rhythm |
| NSTEMI | non-ST elecation myocardial infarction |
| PAC | premature atrial contraction |
| PCI | percutaneous coronary intervention |
| PDA | patent ductus ateriosus orposterior descending artery |
| PVC | premature ventricular contraction |
| RFA | radiofrequency catheter ablation |
| SA, S-A | sinoatrial |
| SCD | sudden cardiac death |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| SPECT | single photon emission computer tomography |
| SSCP | substernal chest pain |
| STEMI | ST elevation myocardial infarction |
| SVT | supraventricular tachycardia |
| Tc | technetium |
| TEE | transesophogeal echocardiography |
| TGA | tansposition of the great arteries |
| tPA | tissue-type plasminogen activator |
| UA | unstable angina |
| VF | ventricular fibrillation |
| VSD | ventricular septal defect |
| VT | ventricular tachycardia |
| WPW | Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome |
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lfrancois
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