Medical Abreviations - 3
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 ace inhibitors | angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors |
| ACS | acute coronary syndromes |
| AED | Automated external defibrillator |
| AF | atrial fibrillation |
| AICD | Automated internal cardioverter-defibrillator |
| AMI | acute myocardial infarction |
| AS | aortic stenosis |
| ASD | atrial septal defect |
| AV, A-V | atrioventricular |
| BBB | bundle branch block |
| BP | blood pressure |
| CABG | coronary artery bypass graft |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| Cath | catheterization |
| CCU | cornary care unit |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| CK | creatine kinase |
| CoA | coarctation of the aorta |
| CTNI | cardiac troponin I |
| CTNT | cardiac troponin T |
| CVP | central venous pressure |
| DDD | Dual-chamger pacemaker |
| DSA | digital subtraciton angiography |
| DVT | deep venous thrombosis |
| ECC | extracorporeal circulation |
| ECG, EKG | electrocardiogram |
| ECHO | echocardiography |
| ETT | exercise tolerance test |
| ETT-MIBI | exercise tolerance test combined with a radioactive tracer scan |
| HDL | high-density lipoproteins |
| HMG | hydroxymethyl glutaryl CoA reductase / enzyme that blocks the synthesis of cholesterol |
| HTN | hypertension |
| ICD | implantable cardioverter / defibrillator |
| LAD | Left axis deviation |
| LDL | low-density lipoproteins |
| LMWH | low-molecular-weight heparin |
| LV | left ventricle |
| LVAD | left ventricular assist device |
| LVH | left ventricular hypertrophy |
| LVH | Left ventricle hypertrophy |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| MmHg | Millimeters of mercury, Unit of measurement of blood pressure (BP) |
| MR | mitral regurgitation |
| MUGA | multiple-gated acquisition scan |
| MVP | mitral valve prolapse |
| NSR | normal sinus rhythm |
| NSR | Normal sinus rhythm |
| NSTEMI | non ST-elevation myocardial infarction |
| PAC | premataure atrial contraction |
| PCI | percutaneous cornary intervention |
| PDA | patent ductus arteriosus |
| PTCA | percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty |
| PVC | premature ventricular contraction |
| RAD | Right axis deviation |
| RCA | Right coronary artery |
| RFA | radiofrequency catheter ablation |
| RVH | Right ventricle hypertrophy |
| SA, S-A | sinoatrial |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| SSCP | substernal chest pain |
| STEMI | ST-elevation myocardial infarction |
| Tc | technetium |
| TEE | transesophageal echocardiography |
| TMLR | transmyocardial laser revascularization |
| tPA | tissue-type plasminogen activator |
| VFib | ventricular fibrillation |
| VSD | ventricular septal defect |
| VT | ventricular tachycardia |
| VVI | Single-chamber pacemaker |
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