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Heart Terminology
Terminology on the cardiovascular system
Question | Answer |
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ABP | arterial blood pressure |
ACLS | advanced cardiac life support |
AED | automated external defibrillator |
Afib | atrial fibrillator |
AMI | acute myocardial infarction |
ASCVD | arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease |
ASD | atrial septal defect |
ASHD | arteriosclerotic heart disease |
AVD | aortic valve disease |
AVR | aortic valve replacement |
AVS | arteriovenous shunt(a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another) |
BBB | bundle branch block |
BCLS | basic cardiac life support |
BP | blood pressure |