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Cardiac Abbreviations A-M

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AAA
abdominal aortic aneurysm
ABI
ankle brachial index
ABGs
arterial blood gases
ACE
angiotensin converting enzyme
ADH
antidiuretic hormone
AICD
automatic implantable defibrillator
ASD
atrial septal defect
AST
aspartate aminotransferase
AV
atrial-ventricular or atrioventricular
AVR
aortic valve replacement
BBB
bundle branch block
biVAD
biventricular assist device
BMI
body mass index
BP
blood pressure
BUN
blood urea nitrogen
CABG
coronary arterial bypass graft or coronary artery bypass graft
CAD
coronary artery disease
Cath
catheterization
CCU
coronary care unit
CHB
complete heart block
CHD
coronary heart disease
CHF
congestive or chronic heart failure
CI
cardiac index
Circ
circumflex artery
CK
creatine kinase
CM
cardiomyopathy
CO
cardiac output
CPK
creatine phosphokinase
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CVP
central venous pressure
DBP
diastolic blood pressure
DM
diabetes mellitus
DNR
do not resuscitate
DNAR
do not attempt resuscitation
DNI
do not intubate
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
ECF
extracellular fluid
Echo
echocardiogram
ECG/EKG
electrocardiogram
EDP
end diastolic pressure
EDV
end diastolic volume
EF
ejection fraction
ESV
end systolic volume
FG
fast twitch glycolytic fiber
FOG
fast twitch oxidative glycolytic fiber
GXT
graded exercise test
Hb
hemoglobin
HbA1c
glycosylated hemoglobin
HCM
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Hct
hematocrit
HDL
high density lipoprotein
HR
heart rate
HRR
heart rate reserve
HTN
hypertension
I&O
intake and output
IABC
intra-aortic balloon counter pulsation
IABP
intra-aortic balloon pump
ICD
implantable cardiac defibrillator
ICF
intracellular fluid
IDDM
insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
INR
international normalized ratio
IV
intravenous
JVD
jugular venous distension
LAD
left anterior descending
LBBB
left bundle branch block
LCA
left coronary artery
LDH
lactate dehydrogenase
LDL
low density lipoprotein
LIMA
left internal mammary artery
LLGXT
low level graded exercise test
LVAD
left ventricular assist device
LVEDV
left ventricular end diastolic volume
LVEDP
left ventricular end diastolic pressure
LVESV
left ventricular end systolic volume
LVH
left ventricular hypertrophy
MAP
mean arterial pressure
MET
metabolic equivalent
MHR
maximal heart rate
MI
myocardial infarction
MIDCAB
minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass
MUGA
multigated acquisition or angiogram imaging
MVR
mitral valve replacement
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