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| angi/o | vessel
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| aort/o | aorta
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| arter/o, arteri/o | artery
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| ather/o | yellowish plaque, fatty substance
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| atri/o | atrium, upper heart chamber
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| brachi/o | arm
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| cardi/o | heart
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| cholesterol/o | cholesterol
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| coron/o | heart
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| cyan/o | blue
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| myx/o | mucus
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| ox/o | oxygen
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| pericardi/o | pericardium
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| phleb/o | vein
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| rrhythm/o | rhythm
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| sphygm/o | pulse
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| steth/o | chest
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| thromb/o | clot
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| valvul/o, valv/o | valve
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| vas/o | vessel
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| vascul/o | vessel
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| ven/o, ven/i | vein
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| ventricul/o | ventricle, lower heart chamber
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| AAA | abdominal aortic aneurysm
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| ACE inhibitor | angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor
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| ACLS | advanced cardiac life support; CPR plus drugs and defibrillation
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| ACS | acute coronary syndrome
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| ADP | adenosine diphosphate
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| AED | automatic external defibrillator
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| AF, a-fib | atrial fibrillation
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| AICD | automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
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| AMI | acute myocardial infarction
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| ARVD | arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia
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| AS | aortic stenosis
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| ASD | atrial septal defect
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| AV, A-V | atrioventricular
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| AVR | aortic valve replacement
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| BBB | bundle branch block
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| BNP | brain natriuretic peptied
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| BP | blood pressure
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| CABG | coronary artery bypass grafting
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| CAD | coronary artery disease
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| CCU | coronary care unit
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| Cath | catheterization
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| CHF | congestive heart failure
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| CK | creatine kinase
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| CoA | coarctation of the aorta
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| CPR | cardiopulmonary resucitation
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| CRT | cardiac resynchronization therapy
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| CTNI or cTnI; CTNT or cTnT | cardiac troponin-I and cardiac troponin-T
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| DES | drug-eluting stent
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| DSA | digital subtraction angiography
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| DVT | deep vein thrombosis
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| ECMO | extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
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| ECG; EKG | electrocardiography
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| ECHO | echocardiography
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| EF | ejection fraction
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| EPS | electrophysiology study
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| ETT | exercise tolerance test
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| ETT-MIBI | exercise tolerance test combined with a radioactive tracer scan
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| EVAR | endovascular aneurysm repair
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| HDL | high-density lipoprotein
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| HTN | hypertension
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| IABP | intra-aortic balloon pump
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| ICD | implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
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| LAD | left anterior descending (coronary artery)
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| LDL | low-density lipoprotein
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| LMWH | low-molecular-weight heparin
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| LV | left ventricle
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| LVAD | left ventricular assist device
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| LVH | left ventricular hypertrophy
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| MI | myocardial infarction
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| MUGA | multiple-gated acquisition scan
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| MVP | mitral valve prolapse
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| NSR | normal sinus rhythm
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| NSTEMI | non-ST elevation myocardial infarction
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