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Ch. 6 Cardiovascular
Abbreviations
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |