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Chapter 11 Chabner
abbreviations
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| AAA | Abdominal aortic 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 cardioverter-defibrillator |
| AMI | Acute myocardial infarction |
| ARVD | Arrhythmogenic right ventricular displasia |
| ARB | angiotension II receptor blocker |
| AS | Aortic stenosis |
| ASD | Atrial septal defect |
| AV, A-V | Atrioventricular |
| 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 or cTnI; CTNT or cTnT | Cardiac troponin-I and caridac troponin-T |
| DES | Drug-eluting stent |
| DSA | Digital subtraction angiography |
| DVT | Deep vein thrombosis |
| ECMO | Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation |
| ECG; also EKG | Electrocardiography |
| ECHO | Echocardiography |
| EF | Ejection fraction |
| EPS | Electrophysiology study |
| ETT | Exercise tolerance test |
| ETT-MIBI | Exercise tolerance test combined with a radioactive tracer (sestamibi) scan |
| EVAR | Endovascular aneurysm repair |
| FFR | Fractional flow reserve |
| HDL | High-density lipoprotein |
| hsCRP | High sensitivity C-reactive protein |
| HTN | Hypertension (high blood pressure) |
| IABP | Intra-aortic balloon pump |
| ICD | Implantable cardiioverter-defibrillator |
| IVUS | Intravascular ultrasound |
| 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 |
| MUGA | Multiple-gated acquisition scan |
| MVP | Mitral valve prolapse |
| NOAC | Novel anticoagulant drug |
| NSR | Normal sinus rhythm |
| NSTEMI | Non-ST elevation myocardial infarction |
| NT-proBNP | N-terminal pro-peptide of BNP |
| PAC | Premature atrial contraction |
| PCI | Percutaneous coronary intervention |
| PDA | Patent ductus arteriosus; posterior descending artery |
| PE | Pulmonary embolus |
| PVC | Premature ventricular contraction |
| SA,S-A node | Sinoatrial node |
| SCD | Sudden cardiac death |
| SOB | Shortness of breath |
| SPECT | Single photon emission computed tomography |
| STEMI | ST elevation myocardial infarction |
| SVT | Supraventricular tachycardia |
| TAVR | Transcatheter aortic valve replacement |
| TEE | Transesophageal echocardiography |
| TEVAR | Thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair |
| TGA | Transposition 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 |
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