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Cardiovascular Abbreviations Flashcards

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AAA

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Abdominal aortic aneurysm

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ABI

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Ankle brachial index

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ABGs

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Arterial blood gases

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ACE

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Angiotensin converting enzyme

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ADH

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Antidiuretic hormone

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AICD

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Automatic implantable defibrillator

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ASD

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Atrial septal defect

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AST

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Aspartame aminotransferase

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AV

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Atrial-ventricular or atrioventricular

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AVR

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Aortic valve replacement

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BBB

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Bundle branch block

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biVAD

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Biventricular assist device

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BMI

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Body mass index

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BP

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Blood pressure

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BUN

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Blood urea nitrogen

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CABG

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Coronary arterial bypass graft or coronary artery bypass graft

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CAD

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Coronary artery disease

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Cath

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Catheterization

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CCU

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Coronary care unit

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CHB

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Complete heart block

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CHD

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Coronary heart disease

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CHF

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Congestive or chronic heart failure

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CI

A

Cardiac index

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Circ

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Circumflex artery

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CK

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Creatine kinase

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CO

A

Cardiac Output

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CPK

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Creatine phosphokinase

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CPR

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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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CVP

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Central venous pressure

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DBP

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Diastolic blood pressure

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DM

A

Diabetes mellitus

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32
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DNR

A

Do not resuscitate

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DVT

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Deep vein thrombosis

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ECF

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Extracellular fluid

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Echo

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Echocardiogram

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ECG

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Electrocardiogram

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EDP

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End diastolic pressure

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EDV

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End diastolic volume

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EF

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Ejection fraction

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EKG

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Electrocardiogram

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ESV

A

End systolic volume

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FG

A

Fast twitch glycolytic fiber

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FOG

A

Fast twitch oxidative glycolytic fiber

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44
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GXT

A

Graded exercise test

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Hb

A

Hemoglobin

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46
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HbA1c

A

Glycosylated hemoglobin

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47
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HCM

A

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

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Hct

A

Hematocrit

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HDL

A

High density lipoprotein

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HR

A

Heart rate

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HRR

A

Heart rate reserve

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HTN

A

Hypertension

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I & O

A

Intake and Output

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IABC

A

Intra-aortic balloon counter pulsation

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IABP

A

Intra-aortic balloon pump

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ICD

A

Implantable cardiac defibrillator

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ICF

A

Intracellular fluid

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IDDM

A

Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

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INR

A

International normalized ratio

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IV

A

Intravenous

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JVD

A

Jugular venous distension

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LAD

A

Left anterior descending

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LBBB

A

Left bundle branch block

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LCA

A

Left coronary artery

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LDH

A

Lactate dehydrogenase

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LDL

A

Low density lipoprotein

67
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LIMA

A

Left internal mammary artery

68
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LLGXT

A

Low level graded exercise test

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LVAD

A

Left ventricular assist device

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LVEDV

A

Left ventricular end diastolic volume

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LVEDP

A

Left ventricular end diastolic pressure

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LVESV

A

Left ventricular end systolic volume

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LVH

A

Left ventricular hypertrophy

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MAP

A

Mean arterial pressure

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MET

A

Metabolic equivalent

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MHR

A

Maximal heart rate

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MI

A

Myocardial infarction

78
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MIDCAB

A

Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass

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MUGA

A

Multigated acquisition or angiogram imaging

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MVR

A

Mitral valve replacement

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NIDDM

A

Non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

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NO

A

Nitric oxide

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NSR

A

Normal sinus rhythm

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NTG

A

Nitroglycerin

85
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OHS

A

Open heart surgery

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OPCAB

A

Off-pump coronary artery bypass

87
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PABC

A

Pulmonary artery balloon counterpulsation

88
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PAC

A

Premature atrial contraction

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PAD

A

Peripheral arterial disease

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PAP

A

Pulmonary artery pressure

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PAT

A

Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia

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PCI

A

Percutaneous coronary intervention

93
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PDA

A

Patent ductus arteriosus

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PJC

A

Premature junctional contraction

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PMHR

A

Predicted maximal heart rate

96
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PP

A

Pulse pressure

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PT

A

Prothrombin time

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PTCA

A

Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

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PTT

A

Partial thromboplastin time

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PVC

A

Premature ventricular contraction

101
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PVD

A

Peripheral vascular disease

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RBBB

A

Right bundle branch block

103
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RCA

A

Right coronary artery

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RHR

A

Resting heart rate

105
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RPP

A

Rate-pressure product

106
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RVEDP

A

Right ventricular end diastolic pressure

107
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RVEDV

A

Right ventricular end diastolic volume

108
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RVH

A

Right ventricular hypertrophy

109
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SA

A

Sino-atrial

110
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SBP

A

Systolic blood pressure

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SE

A

Subendocardial

112
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SGOT

A

Serum glutamic-oxaloacetic-transaminase

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SO

A

Slow-twitch oxidative or slow-twitch oxidative fiber

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SV

A

Stroke volume

115
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SVG

A

Saphenous vein graft

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SVT

A

Supraventricular tachycardia

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TEE

A

Transesophogeal echocardiography

118
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THR

A

Target heart rate

119
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TM

A

Transmural

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TPA

A

Tissue plasminogen activator

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TPR

A

Total peripheral resistance

122
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TVR

A

Tricuspid valve replacement

123
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VAD

A

Ventricular assist device

124
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VSD

A

Ventricular septal defect

125
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VT

A

Ventricular tachycardia

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WHR

A

Wait hip ratio

127
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W-P-W

A

Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome

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