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59 Cards in this Set
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ACG |
angiocardiography |
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AED |
automated external defibrillator |
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AMI |
acute myocardial infarction |
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ASHD |
arteriosclerotic heart disease |
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AST |
aspartate aminotransferase |
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AV |
atrioventricular |
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BP |
blood pressure |
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CABG |
coronary artery bypass graft |
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CAD |
coronary artery disease |
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CC |
cardiac catheterization |
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CHD |
coronary heart disease |
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CHF |
congestive heart failure |
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chol |
cholesterol |
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CK |
creatine kinase |
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CLI |
critical limb ischemia |
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CMP |
cardiomyopathy |
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CO |
cardiac output |
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CV |
cardiovascular |
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CVA |
cerebral vascular accident (stroke) |
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DVT |
deep vein thrombosis |
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ECC |
extracorporeal circulation |
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ECG, EKG |
electrocardiogram |
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ECHO |
echocardiography |
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EPS |
electrophysiology study (intracardiac) |
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FFA |
free fatty acids |
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HBP |
high blood pressure |
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HDL |
high-density lipoprotein |
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HF |
heart failure |
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Hgb |
hemoglobin |
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H&L |
heart and lungs |
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HTN |
hypertension |
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IV |
intravenous |
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LA |
left atrium |
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LD. LDH |
lactic dehydrogenase |
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LDL |
low-density lipoprotein |
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LV |
left ventricle |
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MI |
myocardial infarction |
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MRI |
magnetic resonance imaging |
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MS |
mitral stenosis |
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MV |
mitral valve |
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MVP |
mitral valve prolapse |
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OPCAB |
Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery |
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P |
pulse |
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PAD |
peripheral artery disease |
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PAT |
paroxysmal atrial tachycardia |
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PE |
pulmonary elmbolism |
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PTCA |
percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty |
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R |
respiration |
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RA |
right atrium |
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RBCs |
red blood cells |
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RV |
right ventricle |
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SA |
sinoatrial (node) |
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SCA |
sudden cardiac arrest |
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SCD |
sudden cardiac death |
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SOB |
shortness of breath |
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TOF |
tetralogy of Fallot |
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tPA, TPA |
tissue plasminogen activator |
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VLDL |
very-low-density lipoprotein |
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VSD |
ventricular septal defect |
