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Common Heart Related Acronyms
Common Heart Related Acronyms
- AA - Antiarrythmic
- ABI - Ankle-Brachial Index
- ACE - Angiotension Converting Enzyme
- AF or Afib - Atrial Fibrillation
- AFL - Atrial Flutter
- AI - Aortic Insufficiency
- AIVR - Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm
- AMI - Acute Myocardial Infarction
- AP - Apical Pulse
- AR - Aortic Root; Arrhythmia(s)
- AS - Aortic Stenosis
- ASA - Atrial Septal Aneurysm; Aspirin
- ASD - Atrial Septal Defect
- ATP - Antitachycardia Pacing
- AV - Atrioventricular; Aortic valve
- AVNR - AV Node Reentry
- AVR - Accelerated Ventricular Rhythm
- BAV - Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- BAVD - Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease
- BB - Beta Blocker
- BBB - Bundle Branch Block
- BID - Twice a Day
- BP - Blood Pressure
- BPM - Beats per Minute
- CABG - Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
- CA - Coronary Artery
- CAD - Coronary Artery Disease
- CCB - Calcium Channel Blocker
- CHF - Congestive Heart Failure
- CM - Cardiomyopathy
- CO - Cardiac Output
- COPD - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- CP - Chest Pain
- CQ10 - Coenzyme Q10
- CTA - Computerized Tomographic Angiogram
- CV - Coronary Vein
- CVD - Cardiovascular Disease
- DIL - Diltiazem
- DCM - Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- DVT - Deep Vein Thrombosis
- EAT - Ectopic Atrial Tachycardia
- EF - Ejection Fraction
- EFA - Essential Fatty Acid
- EKG/ECG - Electrocardiogram
- EP - Electrophysiologist
- EPS - Electrophysiology Study
- EVH - Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting
- FFR - Fractional Flow Reservoir
- HC - High Cholesterol
- HCM - Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- HCTZ - Hydrochlorothiazide
- HDL - High Density Lipoprotein
- HTN - Hypertension
- ICD - Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
- IHD - Ischemic Heart Disease
- INR - International Normalized Ratio
- IST - Inappropriate sinus tachycardia
- IVS - Interventricular Septum
- IVUS - Intravascular Ultrasound
- LAD - Left Anterior Descending
- LAF - Lone Atrial Fibrillation
- LAFB - Left Anterior Fascicular Block
- LAHB - Left Anterior Hemiblock
- LBBB - Left Branch Bundle Block
- LDL - Low Density Lipoprotein
- LFHB - Left Fascicular Hemiblock
- LIMA - Left Internal Mammary Artery
- LPFB - Left Posterior Fascicular Block
- LQT - Long QT
- LQTS - Long QT syndrome
- LV - Left Ventricle
- LVEF - Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction
- LVH - Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- MAP - Mean Arterial Pressure
- MI- Myocardial Infarction or Mitral Insufficiency
- MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- MS - Mitral Stenosis
- MUGA - Multiple-Gated Acquisition Scanning
- MV - Mitral Valve
- MVP - Mitral Valve Prolapse
- MVPS - Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome
- MVR - Mitral Valve Regurgitation or Mitral Valve Repair (aka MR)
- NCS - Neurocardiogenic Syndrome
- NSR - Normal Sinus Rhythm
- NSVT or VTn - Non-sustained Ventricular Tachycardia
- NTG - Nitroglycerin
- PAC - Premature Atrial Contraction
- PAD - Peripheral Artery Disease
- PAF - Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation; Pure Autonomic Failure
- PCI - Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- PET - Positron Emission Tomography
- PFO - Patent Forman Ovale
- POTS - Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
- PRN - As Needed
- PSVT - Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia
- PT - Prothrombin
- PTCA - Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty
- PV - Pulmonary Vein
- PVC - Premature Ventricular Contraction
- PVI - Pulmonary Vein Isolation
- QD - Every Day
- QID - Four Times a Day
- QRS - Ventricular Conductance Time
- RA - Right Atrium
- RBBB - Right Branch Bundle Block
- RCA - Right Coronary Artery
- RFA - Radiofrequency Ablation
- RHD - Rheumatic Heart Disease
- RNVG - Radionuclide Ventrialography
- RSA - Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia
- RV - Right Ventricle
- SB - Sinus Bradycardia
- SBP - Systolic Blood Pressure
- SCB - Sodium Channel Blocker
- SCD- Sudden Cardiac Death
- SOB - Shortness of Breath
- ST - Sinus Tachycardia
- SVT - Supraventricular Tachycardia; Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia
- TEE - Transesophageal Echocardiogram
- Tg - Triglycerides
- TIA - Transient Ischemic Attack
- TID - Three Times a Day
- TTE - Transthoracic Echocardiogram
- TV - Tricuspid Valve
- UA or USA - Unstable Angina
- VB - Ventricular Bigeminy
- VE - Ventricular Ectopy
- VF - Ventricular Fibrillation
- VLDL - Very Low Density Lipoprotein
- VPB - Ventricular Premature Beat
- VPC - Ventricular Premature Complexes
- VS - Ventricular Salvo
- VT - Ventricular Tachycardia
- VTs - Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia
- WPW - Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
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