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Chpt 11 Cardio Syst
Terms and Abv
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| angi/o | vessel |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arter/o, arteri/o | artery |
| ather/o | yellowish plaque, fatty substance |
| atri/o | atrium, upper heart chamber |
| brachi/o | arm |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cholesterol/o | cholesterol |
| coron/o | heart |
| cyan/o | blue |
| myx/o | mucus |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| pericardi/o | pericardium |
| phleb/o | vein |
| rrhythm/o | rhythm |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| steth/o | chest |
| thromb/o | clot |
| valvul/o, valv/o | valve |
| vas/o | vessel |
| vascul/o | vessel |
| ven/o, ven/i | vein |
| ventricul/o | ventricle, lower heart chamber |
| AAA | abdominal aortic aneurysm |
| ACE inhibitor | angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor |
| ACLS | advanced cardiac life support; CPR plus drugs and defibrillation |
| ACS | acute coronary syndrome |
| ADP | adenosine diphosphate |
| AED | automatic external defibrillator |
| AF, a-fib | atrial fibrillation |
| AICD | automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator |
| AMI | acute myocardial infarction |
| ARVD | arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia |
| AS | aortic stenosis |
| ASD | atrial septal defect |
| AV, A-V | atrioventricular |
| AVR | aortic valve replacement |
| BBB | bundle branch block |
| BNP | brain natriuretic peptied |
| 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 resucitation |
| CRT | cardiac resynchronization therapy |
| CTNI or cTnI; CTNT or cTnT | cardiac troponin-I and cardiac troponin-T |
| DES | drug-eluting stent |
| DSA | digital subtraction angiography |
| DVT | deep vein thrombosis |
| ECMO | extracorporeal membrane oxygenation |
| ECG; EKG | electrocardiography |
| ECHO | echocardiography |
| EF | ejection fraction |
| EPS | electrophysiology study |
| ETT | exercise tolerance test |
| ETT-MIBI | exercise tolerance test combined with a radioactive tracer scan |
| EVAR | endovascular aneurysm repair |
| 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 |
| MUGA | multiple-gated acquisition scan |
| MVP | mitral valve prolapse |
| NSR | normal sinus rhythm |
| NSTEMI | non-ST elevation myocardial infarction |
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