Abbreviations S-Z

SAM

systolic anterior motion

SA node

sinoatrial node

SAX or PSAX

short axis or parasternal short axis

SAX APEX

short axis apex

SAX BASAL/MV

Short axis basal walls/mitral valve

SAX BASE

short axis base

SAX PM/MID

Short axis papillary muscles/mid-ventricular walls

SBSE

supine bicycle stress echocardiogram

SE

stress echocardiogram

SL valves

semilunar valves (PV & AOV)

SOB

shortness of breath

SOE

Source of embolus

SPECT

single photon emission computed tomography

S/P

status post

SUB or SC

subcostal

SUPRA or SSN

suprasternal

SV

stroke volume

SVC

superior vena cava

2C or A2C

two chamber or apical two chamber

2D Echo

Two-dimensional echocardiogram

3C or apical LAX

Three chamber or apical long axis

TEE

transesophageal echocardiogram

TEER

transcatheter edge-to-edge repair

TG

transgastric

TGA

transposition of the great arteries

TMVr

transcatheter mitral valve repair

TOF

Tetralogy of Fallot

TR

Tricuspid regurgitation

TS

tricuspid stenosis

TTE

transthoracic echocardiogram

TV

tricuspid valve

TVA

tricuspid valve area

TVP

Tricuspid valve prolapse

UE

upper esophageal

V

velocity

VEG

vegetation

VFIB

ventricular fibrillation

VTACH

ventricular tachycardia

VHD

valvular heart disease

vs

versus

VSD

ventricular septal defect

WMA

wall motion abnormality

WMSI

wall motion score index

WNL

within normal limits

WPW

Wolfe-Parkinson-White syndrome

WT

weight