Cmt Bos Cardiology

Front 1

number of heart sounds heard on auscultation

Back 1

S1-S4

Front 2

aortic valve component

Back 2

A2

Front 3

mitral valve component

Back 3

M1

Front 4

pulmonic valve component

Back 4

P2

Front 5

tricuspid valve component

Back 5

T1

Front 6

systolic murmurs

Back 6

grade 1 to 6

Front 7

diastolic murmurs

Back 7

grade 1 to4

Front 8

grade 1 heart murmur

Back 8

barely audible

Front 9

grade 2 heart murmur

Back 9

quiet, but clearly audible

Front 10

grade 3 heart murmur

Back 10

moderately loud

Front 11

grade 4 heart murmur

Back 11

loud

Front 12

grade 5 heart murmur

Back 12

very loud; audible with stethoscope partly off chest.

Front 13

grade 6 heart murmur

Back 13

so loud it can be heard with stethoscope above chest wall.

Front 14

bruit

Back 14

abnormal heart sound or murmur hard on auscultation.

Front 15

ASM

Back 15

atrial systolic murmur

Front 16

CM

Back 16

continuous murmur

Front 17

DM

Back 17

diastolic murmur

Front 18

DSM

Back 18

delayed systolic murmur

Front 19

EDM

Back 19

ejection systolic murmur

Front 20

IDM

Back 20

immediate diastolic murmur

Front 21

LSM

Back 21

late systolic murmur

Front 22

PSM

Back 22

pansystolic murmur

Front 23

SDM

Back 23

systolic-diastolic murmur

Front 24

SEM

Back 24

systolic ejection murmur

Front 25

SM

Back 25

systolic murmur

Front 26

AEC

Back 26

aortic ejection click

Front 27

AOC

Back 27

aortic opening click

Front 28

C

Back 28

click

Front 29

E

Back 29

ejection sound

Front 30

EC

Back 30

ejection click

Front 31

NEC

Back 31

nonejection click

Front 32

PEC

Back 32

pulmonary ejection click

Front 33

OS

Back 33

opening snap

Front 34

SC

Back 34

systolic click

Front 35

SS

Back 35

summation sound

Front 36

W

Back 36

whoop

Front 37

contours of jugular venous pulse

Back 37

expressed with words and single letters
ex. a wave, x descent, z point, c wave

Front 38

terms related to cardiac muscle

Back 38

Typically abbreviated, do not require expansion. Abbreviate only if dictated that way.
ex. A band (actin-myosin overlap)
H band (Hensen)
M line (mesophragma)
T tubules (tubulus transversus)
Z line (Zuckung)

Front 39

troponin forms

Back 39

TnC (troponin C)
TnI (troponin I)
TnT (troponin T)
cTnC (troponin C, cardiac form)
cTnI (troponin I, cardiac form)
cTnT (troponin T, cardiac form)

Front 40

Abbreviate most laboratory tests used to diagnose and manage cardiovascular disease

Back 40

ex.
CK-MB
tPA
acyl CoA
HDL
HDL1

Front 41

apolipoprotein terms

Back 41

apo AI
apo AII
ao AIV
apo (a)
apo D
apo E

Front 42

ECG and EKG

Back 42

electrocardiogram
electrocardiography
electrocardiographic

Front 43

Standard bipolar leads

Back 43

lead I, II, III

Front 44

Augmented limb leads

Back 44

aVR (right)
aVL (left)
aVF (foot)

Front 45

Precordial leads

Back 45

V1-V9

Front 46

Right precordial leads

Back 46

ex. V3R or V4R

Front 47

Ensiform cartilage lead

Back 47

VE

Front 48

Third interspace leads

Back 48

ex. 3V1, 3V2, etc.

Front 49

Esophageal leads

Back 49

E followed by point size
ex. E15, E24, E50

Front 50

Sequential leads

Back 50

V1 through V5 ( do not hypenate)

Front 51

Tracing

Back 51

use all capitals, smaller waves may be differentiated by capital and lower case letters
ex. Q wave, q wave
R' and S' R prime and S prime

Front 52

Use a hyphen with tracing terms used as adjectives preceding and modifying a noun.

Back 52

ex.
T-wave abnormality
ST-segment elevation
non Q-wave myocardial infarction

Front 53

QRS axis

Back 53

QRS +60(degree symbol)
or
QRS + 60 degrees

Front 54

STT wave abnormality

Back 54

ST and T-wave abnormality
or
ST-T-wave abnormality

Front 55

Expand abbreviated references to echocardiographic methods on first mention or when used in diagnostic or operative titles

Back 55

2DE 2-dimenensional
3DE 3-dimenensional
4DE 4-dimenensional
CW Doppler continuous-wave
IVUS intravascular ultrasonography
TEE transeophageal echocardiogram

Front 56

echocardiographic evaluation indices should be spelled out in diagnostic and publication titles as well as in first reference

Back 56

ex.
AVA aortic valve area
EF ejection fraction
EPSS E point separation
FAC fractional area change
FS fractional shortening
IVS, IVST interventricular septal thickness
LVID left ventricular internal dimension
MVA mitral valve area
PHT pressure half time
PW, PWT posterior wall thickeness
RVID right ventricular internal dimension
SAM systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve
d or ed end diastole
s or es end systole

Front 57

Cardiac pacemakers are expressed as 3- to 5-letter codes representing functionality and operation.

Back 57

Chambers Paced: O (none), A (atrium), V (ventricle), D (dual), or S (single)
Chambers Sensed: 0 (none), A (atrium), V (ventricle), D (dual), or S (single)
Response to Sensing: 0 (none), T (triggered), I (inhibited), D (dual)
Rate Modulation: 0 (none), R (rate modulation)
Multiside Pacing: 0 (none), A (atrium), V (ventricle), D (dual)

Front 58

DDIR pacing

Back 58

dual-chamber, dual sensed, inhibited response, rate modulationg

Front 59

VVI pacemaker

Back 59

paced-ventricle, sensed ventricle, inhibited response

Front 60

DDDR

Back 60

dual-chamber, dual-sensed, dual-response

Front 61

Hemoglobin variants, Cardioverter/defibrillators are described using a 3-letter or 4-letter combined code

Back 61

A, B, C, and S (determined by their electrophoretic mobility)., Shock Chamber: 0 (none), A (atrium), V (ventricle), D (dual), Antitachycardia Pacing Chamber: 0 (none), A (atrium), V (ventricle), D (dual), Tachycardia Detection: E (electrocardiogram), H (hemodynamic), Antibradycardia Pacing Chamber: 0 (none), A (atrium), V (ventricle), D (dual)

Front 62

Unstable angina

Back 62

Braunwald class I through III

Front 63

Exertional angina

Back 63

Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) system, class I-IV
ex. CCS class I

Front 64

Cardiac function

Back 64

Forrester classification system, class I-IV

Front 65

Cardiac status

Back 65

Killip classification system, class I-IV

Front 66

Heart failure

Back 66

New York Heart Association (NYHA), class I-IV

Front 67

NYHA I

Back 67

asymptomatic

Front 68

NYHA II

Back 68

comfortable at rest, symptomatic with normal activity

Front 69

NYHA III

Back 69

comfortable at rest, symptomatic with less than normal activity

Front 70

NYHA IV

Back 70

severe cardiac failure, symptomatic at rest

Front 71

Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Back 71

recurrent, intermittent that terminated without specific therapy, self-limited

Front 72

Persistent atrial fibrillation

Back 72

recurrent, sustained previously terminated by therapeutic intervention, not self-limited, may be converted to sinus rhythm by medical or electrical intervention

Front 73

Permanent atrial fibrillation

Back 73

Continuous which cannot be converted to normal sinus rhythm by pharmacologic or electrical techniques

Front 74

Coronary Artery Angiography (TIMI)

Back 74

Assessment of thrombolysis through coronary artery angiography using a grading system for coronary perfusion, grades 0 (lowest flow) through 3 (severe blockage)