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