Echo abbreviations
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| 2-D | two dimensional
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| 3-D | three dimensional
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| A2C | apical two chamber
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| A4C | apical four chamber
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| AF | atrial fibrillation
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| AMVL | anterior mitral valve leaflet
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| Ant | anterior
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| Ao | aortic/aorta
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| AR | aortic regurgitation
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| AS | aortic stenosis
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| ASD | atrial septal defect
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| ATVL | anterior tricuspid valve leaflet
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| AV | atrioventricular
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| AVA | aortic valve area
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| AVR | aortic valve replacement
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| BP | blood pressure
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| BSA | body surface area
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| CAD | coronary artery disease
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| CO | cardiac output
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| cos | cosine
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| CS | coronary sinus
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| CSA | cross sectional area
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| CW | continuous-wave
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| dP/dt | rate of change in pressure over time
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| E | early-diastolic peak velocity
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| ECG | electrocardiogram
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| echo | echocardiography
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| EDV | end-diastolic volume
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| EF | ejection fraction
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| endo | endocardium
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| epi | epicardium
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| EPSS | E-point septal separation
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| ESV | end-systolic volume
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| HCM | hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
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| HOCM | hypertophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
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| HR | heart rate
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| Hz | hertz (cycles per second)
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| I | intensity of ultrasound exposure
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| IAS | interatrial septum
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| inf | inferior
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| IV | intravenous
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| IVC | inferior vena cava
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| IVCT | isovolumic contraction time
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| IVRT | isovolumic relaxation time
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| kHz | kilohertz
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| l | length
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| LA | left atrium
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| LAA | left atrial appendage
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| LAD | left anterior descending coronary artery
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| LAE | left atrial enlargement
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| lat | lateral
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| LCC | left coronary cusp
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| LMCA | left main coronary artery
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| RVIT | right ventricular inflow tract
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| AI | aortic insufficiency
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| AoV | aortic valve
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| FS | fractional shortening
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| LCA | left circumflex artery
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| LVIDd | left ventricular internal dimension end diastole
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| LVIDs | left ventricular internal dimension end systole
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| MVP | mitral valve prolapse
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| LV | left ventricle
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| LVH | left ventricular hypertrophy
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| LVID | left ventricular internal dimension
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| LVOT | left ventricular outflow tract
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| M-mode | motion display (depth vs time)
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| MAC | mitral annular calcification
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| MI | myocardial infarction
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| MR | mitral regurgitation
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| MS | mitral stenosis
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| MV | mitral valve
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| MVA | mitral valve area
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| MVR | mitral valve replacement
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| NCC | noncoronary cusp
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| deltaP | pressure gradient
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| P | pressure
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| PA | pulmonary artery
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| PE | pericardial effusion
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| PLAX | parasternal long-axis
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| PM | papillary muscle
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| PMVL | posterior mitral valve leaflet
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| post | posterior (or inferior-lateral) ventricular wall
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| PR | pulmonic regurgitation
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| PRF | pulse repitition frequency
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| PS | pulmonic stenosis
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| PSAX | parasternal short-axis
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| PV | pulmonic valve
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| PVC | premature ventricular contraction
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| RA | right atrium
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| RAE | right atrial enlargement
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| RAP | right atrial pressure
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| RCA | right coronary artery
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| RCC | right coronary cusp
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| RV | right ventricle
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| RVE | right ventricular enlargement
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| RVH | right ventricular hypertrophy
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| RVOT | right ventricular outflow tract
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| SAM | systolic anterior motion
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| SC | subcostal
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| SSN | suprasternal notch
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| SV | stroke volume
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| SVC | superior vena cava
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| TEE | transesophageal echocardiography
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| TGC | time gain compensation
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| TR | tricuspid regurgitation
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| TS | tricuspid stenosis
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| TTE | transthoracic echocardiography
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| TV | tricuspid valve
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| VSD | ventricular septal defect
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| VTI | velocity-time integral
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