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Intro to Cardiac
Cardiac Abbreviations
Term | Definition |
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Ao | aortic or aorta |
AV | atrioventricular |
AR | aortic regurgitation |
AMVL | anterior mitral valve leaflet |
BP | blood pressure |
CAD | coronary artery disease |
CO | cardiac output |
CW | continuous wave |
DA | descending aorta |
DTA | descending thoracic aorta |
ED | end-diastole |
EF | ejection fraction |
ES | end-systole |
HR | heart rate |
LA | left atrium |
LAA | left atrial appendage |
LCC | left coronary cusp |
LV | left ventricle |
LVOT | left ventricular outflow tract |
MPA | main pulmonary artery |
MR | mitral regurgitation |
MS | mitral stenosis |
MV | mitral valve |
PE | pericardial effusion |
PLAX | parasternal long-axis |
PM | papillary muscle |
PMVL | posterior mitral valve leaflet |
PR | pulmonic regurgitation |
PSAX | parasternal short-axis |
PS | pulmonic stenosis |
PV | pulmonary vein |
PW | pulse wave |
RCC | right coronary cusp |
RV | right ventricle |
RVOT | right ventricular outflow tract |
TTE | transthoracic echocardiography |
TEE | transesophageal echocardiography |
TR | tricuspid regurgitation |
TS | tricuspid stenosis |
TV | tricuspid valve |
IAS | interatrial septum |
IVS | interventricular septum |