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Ch. 6 Cardiovascular
Abbreviations
Term | Definition |
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AV | atrioventricular |
BP | blood pressure |
bpm | beats per minute |
CABG | coronary artery bypass graft |
CAD | coronary artery disease |
CHF | congestive heart failure |
CV | cardiovascular |
ECG, EKG | electrocardiogram |
HTN | hypertension |
ICD | implantable cardioverter defibrillator |
LAD | left anterior descending |
MI | myocardial infarction |
mmHG | millimeters of mercury (a measure of blood pressure) |
MUGA | echocardiogram/ multigated acquisition |
PAD | peripheral artery disease |