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Medical Terminology
Abbreviations and Acronyms of the Cardiovascular System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A A A | abdominal aortic aneurysm |
| A E D | automated external defibrillator |
| A M I | acute myocardial infarction |
| B P | blood pressure |
| CABG | coronary artery bypass graft [pronounced "cabbage"] |
| C A D | coronary artery disease |
| C C U | coronary care unit, critical care unit |
| C H F | congestive heart failure |
| C P R | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| E C G or E K G | electrocardiogram |
| ECHO | echocardiogram |
| H D L | high density lipoprotein [healthy type of cholesterol] |
| H T N | hypertension |
| I C D | implantable cardioverter - defibrillator |
| L D L | low density lipoprotein [bad cholesterol] |
| M I | myocardial infarction |
| P V D | peripheral vascular disease |
| A C E | angiotensin converting enzyme |
| t P A | tissue plasminogen activator |
| C P B | cardiopulmonary bypass |
| P T C A | percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty |
| T A V R | transcatheter aortic valve replacement |
| a-fib | atrial fibrillation |
| card cath, C C | cardiac catheterization |
| C V I | chronic venous insufficiency |
| P A D | peripheral artery disease |
| T S T | thallium stress test |
| v-fib | ventricular fibrillation |