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Echo abbreviations

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Term
Definition
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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