Lom Chapter 11 Abbreviations

Front 1

ACE inhibitors

Back 1

Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors

Front 2

ACS

Back 2

Acute coronary syndromes

Front 3

AF

Back 3

Atrial fibrillation

Front 4

AMI

Back 4

Acute myocardial infarction

Front 5

AS

Back 5

Aortic stenosis

Front 6

ASD

Back 6

Atrial septal defect

Front 7

AV, A-V

Back 7

Atrioventricular

Front 8

BBB

Back 8

Bundle branch block

Front 9

BP

Back 9

Blood Pressure

Front 10

CABG

Back 10

Coronary artery bypass graft

Front 11

CAD

Back 11

Coronary artery disease

Front 12

CCU

Back 12

Coronary care unit

Front 13

Cath

Back 13

Catheterization

Front 14

CHF

Back 14

Congestive Heart Failure

Front 15

CK

Back 15

Creatine kinase; released into the bloodstream following injury to heart or skeletal muscles

Front 16

CoA

Back 16

Coarctation of the aorta

Front 17

CTNI (cTnI)

Back 17

Cardiac troponin I; troponin is a protein released into the bloodstream after myocardial injury

Front 18

CTNT (cTnT)

Back 18

Cardiac troponin T

Front 19

CVP

Back 19

Central venous pressure (measured with a catheter in the superior vena cava)

Front 20

DSA

Back 20

Digital subtraction angiography

Front 21

DVT

Back 21

Deep venous thrombosis

Front 22

ECC

Back 22

Extracorporeal circulation

Front 23

ECG, EKG

Back 23

Electrocardiogram

Front 24

ECHO

Back 24

Echocardiography

Front 25

ETT

Back 25

Exercise tolerance test

Front 26

ETT-MIBI

Back 26

Exercise tolerance test combined with a radioactive tracer (sestamibi) scan

Front 27

HDL

Back 27

High-density lipoproteins; high blood levels are associated with lower incidence of coronary artery disease

Front 28

HMG

Back 28

Hydroxymethyl glutaryl CoA reductase, an enzyme that blocks the synthesis of cholesterol

Front 29

HTN

Back 29

Hypertension

Front 30

ICD

Back 30

Implantable cardioverter/defibrillator

Front 31

LDL

Back 31

Low-density lipoproteins

Front 32

LMWH

Back 32

Low-molecular-weight heparin

Front 33

LV

Back 33

Left ventricle

Front 34

LVAD

Back 34

Left ventricular assist device

Front 35

LVH

Back 35

Left ventricular hypertrophy

Front 36

MI

Back 36

Myocardial infarction

Front 37

MR

Back 37

Mitral regurgitation

Front 38

MUGA

Back 38

Multiple-gated acquisition scan; a radioactive test of heart function

Front 39

MVP

Back 39

Mitral valve prolapse

Front 40

NSR

Back 40

Normal sinus rhythm

Front 41

NSTEMI

Back 41

Non ST-elevation myocardial infarction

Front 42

PAC

Back 42

Premature atrial contraction

Front 43

PCI

Back 43

Percutaneous coronary intervention

Front 44

PDA

Back 44

Patent ductus arteriosus

Front 45

PTCA

Back 45

Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty; balloon angioplasty

Front 46

PVC

Back 46

Premature ventricular contraction

Front 47

RFA

Back 47

Radiofrequency catheter ablation

Front 48

SA, S-A

Back 48

Sinoatrial

Front 49

SOB (?!)

Back 49

Shortness of breath ;)

Front 50

SPECT

Back 50

Single photon emission computerized tomography (used for myocardial imaging with sestamibi scans)

Front 51

SSCP

Back 51

Substernal chest pain

Front 52

STEMI

Back 52

ST-elevation myocardial infarction

Front 53

TEE

Back 53

Transesophageal echocardiography

Front 54

TMLR

Back 54

Transmyocardial laser revascularization

Front 55

tPA

Back 55

Tissue-type plasminogen activator; a drug used to prevent thrombosis

Front 56

UA

Back 56

Unstable angina

Front 57

VFib

Back 57

Ventricular fibrillation

Front 58

VSD

Back 58

Ventricular septal defect

Front 59

VT

Back 59

Ventricular tachycardia

Front 60

WPW

Back 60

Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome; an abnormal ECG pattern often associated with paroxysmal tachycardia