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Chp 11-Cardio Sys 2
Abbreviations: Davi-Ellen Chabner, The Language of Medicine, 8th Edition
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| AAA | abdominal aortic aneurysm |
| ACE inhibitor | angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor |
| ACLS | advanced cardiac life support; CPR plus drugs & defibrillation |
| ACS | acute coronary syndrome |
| ADP | adenosine diphosphate; ADP blockers are used to prevent CV-related death, heart attack, & strokes, & after all stent procedures. |
| AED | automatic external defibrillator |
| AF-a-fib | atrial fibrillation |
| AICD | automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator |
| AMI | acute myocardial infarction |
| ARVD | arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia |
| AS | aortic stenosis |
| ASD | atrial septal defect |
| AV, A-V | antrioventricular |
| AVR | aortic valve replacement |
| BBB | bundle branch block |
| BNP | brain natriuretic peptide; elevated in congestive heart failure |
| 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; released into the blood stream after injury to heart or skeletal muscles |
| CoA | Coarctation of the aorta |
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| CRT | cardiac resynchronization therapy; biventricular pacing |
| CTNA or cTnI | cardiac troponin I; troponin is a protein released into the blood stream after myocardial injury |
| CTNT or cTnT | cardiac troponin T |
| CV | cardivascular |
| DES | drug-eluting stent |
| DSA | digital subtraction angiography |
| DVT | deep vein thrombosis |
| ECMO | extracorporeal membrane oxygenation |
| ECG | electrocardiography |
| ECHO | echocardiography |
| EF | ejection fraction; measure of the amount of blood that pumps out of the heart with each beat |
| EPS | electrophysiology study; electrode catheters are inserted into veins and threaded into the heart and electrical conduction is measured (tachycardis are provoked & analyzed). |
| ETT | exercise tolerance test |
| ETT-MIBI | exercise tolerance test combined with a radioactive tracer (sestamibi) scan |
| HDL | high-density lipoprotein; high blood levels are associated with lower incidence of coronary artery disease |
| HTN | hypertension (high blood pressure) |
| IABP | intra-aortic balloon pump; used to support patients in cardiogenic shock |
| 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; a radioactive test of heart function |
| MVP | mitral valve prolapse |
| NSR | normal sinus rhythm |
| NSTEMI | non-ST elevation myocardial infarction |
| PAC | premature atrial contraction |
| PCI | percutaneous coronary intervention |
| PDA | patent ductus arteriosus; posterior 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 computed tomography; used for myocardial imaging with sestamibi scans |
| SSCP | substernal chest pain |
| STEMI | ST elevation myocardial infarction |
| SVT | supraventricular tachycardia; rapid heart beats arising from the atria and causing palpitations, SOB, and dizziness |
| Tc | technetium |
| TEE | transesophageal echocardiography |
| TGA | transposition of the great arteries |
| tPA | tissue-type plasminogen activator; a drug used to prevent thrombus |
| UA | unstable angina |
| VF | ventricular fibrillation |
| VSD | ventricular septal defect |
| VT | ventricular tachycardia |
| WPW | Woll-Parkinson-White syndrome; an abnormal ECG pattern often associated with paroxysmal tachycardia. |
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