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Med Term Mod11
Abbreviations & meanings
Question | Answer |
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AAA | abdominal aortis aneurysm |
ACE inhibitor | angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor |
ACLS | advanced cardiac life support |
ACS | acute coronary syndrome |
ADP | adenosine diphosphate |
AED | automatic external defibrillator |
AF, a-fib | atrial fibrillation |
AICD | automatic implantable carioverter-defibrillator |
AMI | acute myocardial infarction |
ARVD | arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia |
AS | aortic stenosis |
ASD | atrial septal defect |
AV, A-V | antriocentricular |
AVR | aortic valve replacement |
BBB | bundle branch block |
BNP | brain natriuretic peptide |
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 resuscitation |
CRT | cardiac resynchronization therapy |
CTNI, cTnI | cardiac troponin I |
CTNT, cTnT | cardiac troponin T |
CV | cardiocascular |
DES | drug-eluting stent |
DSA | digital subtraction angiography |
DVT | deep vein thrombosis |
ECMO | extracorporeal membrane oxygenation |
ECG | electrocardiography |
ECHO | echocardiography |
EF | ejection fraction |
EPS | electrophysiology study |
ETT | exercise tolerance test |
ETT-MIBI | exercise tolerance test combined with a radioactive tracer scan |
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 |
MR | mitral regurgitation |
MUGA | multiple-gated acquisition scan |
MVP | mitral valve prolapse |
NSR | normal sinus rhythm |
NSTEMI | non-ST elecation myocardial infarction |
PAC | premature atrial contraction |
PCI | percutaneous coronary intervention |
PDA | patent ductus ateriosus orposterior descending artery |
PVC | premature ventricular contraction |
RFA | radiofrequency catheter ablation |
SA, S-A | sinoatrial |
SCD | sudden cardiac death |
SOB | shortness of breath |
SPECT | single photon emission computer tomography |
SSCP | substernal chest pain |
STEMI | ST elevation myocardial infarction |
SVT | supraventricular tachycardia |
Tc | technetium |
TEE | transesophogeal echocardiography |
TGA | tansposition of the great arteries |
tPA | tissue-type plasminogen activator |
UA | unstable angina |
VF | ventricular fibrillation |
VSD | ventricular septal defect |
VT | ventricular tachycardia |
WPW | Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome |