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AV Valves

AV Valves

Atrioventricular valves (TV or MV)

AV node

Atrioventricular nodes

AVA

Aortic valve area

ASH

Asymmetric septal hypertrophy

ASE

American Society of Echocardiography

ASD

Atrial septal defect

ASA

Atrial septal aneurysm

AS

Aortic stenosis

AR

Aortic regurgitation

AOV

Aortic valve

AO root

aortic root

AO arch

aortic arch

AO

Aorta/Aortic

ANT

Anterior

AMVL

Anterior mitral valve leaflet

AM

Acute marginal artery

AHA

American Heart Association

AFib

Atrial fibrillation

ADHF

Acute decompensated heart failure

ACS

Aortic cusp separation

ACC

American College of Cardiology

AAO

Ascending Aorta

AAH

apical asymmetric hypertrophy

BAV

Bicuspid aortic valve

BCI

Blunt cardiac injury

BP

Blood pressure

BPM

Beats per min

BSA

Body surface area

CX

Circumflex artery

CWD

Continuous wave doppler

CSA

Cross sectional area

CS

Coronary Sinus

CPB

Cardiopulmonary bypass

CP

Chest pain

CO2

Carbon dioxide

CO

Cardiac output

CMVL

Cleft mitral valve leaflet

Cm/s or cm/sec

Centimeter per second

CI

Cardiac index

CHF

Congestive heart failure

CFD

Color flow doppler

CAD

Coronary artery disease

CABG

Coronary artery bypass graft

DA

Ductus arteriosus

DAO

Descending aorta

DOB

Date of birth

DOE

Dyspnea on exertion

DSE

Dobutamine stress echocardiogram

D-TGA

Dextro-transposition of the great arteries

DVT

Deep vein thrombosis

Echo

Echocardiogram

EV

Eustachian valve

EDV

End diastolic volume

ESV

End systolic volume

EF

Ejection fraction

EPSS

E point to septal separation

EKG/ECG

Electrocardiogram

4C or A4C

Four chamber or apical four chamber

5C or A5C

Five chamber or apical five chamber

FO

Foramen ovale

FVI

Flow velocity integral

HCM or HCMO

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

HF

Heart failure

HFSA

Heart failure society of America

HLHS

Hypoplastic left heart syndrome

HOCM

Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy

HR

Heart rate

HT

Height

HTN

Hypertension

Hz

Hertz

IABP

Intra aortic balloon pump

IAC

Intersocietal accreditation commission

IAS

Interatrial septum

ICD

Implantable cardioverter defibrillator

ICS

Intercostal space

IE

Infective endocarditis

IHD

Ischemic heart disease

IHSS

Idiopathic hypertropic subaortic stenosis

INF

Inferior

IV

Intravenous

IVC

Inferior vena cava

IVCT

Isovolumic contraction time

IVRT

Isovolumic relaxation time

IVS

Interventricular septum

JACC

Journals of the American college of Cardiology

JVD

Jugular venous distention

LA

Left atrium

LAA

Left atrial appendage

LAD

Left anterior descending artery

LAE

Left atrial enlargement

LAT

Lateral

LAX or PLAX

Long axis or parasternal long axis

LAX AO

Long axis aorta

LAX LV

Long axis left ventricle

LAX RVIT

Long axis right ventricular inflow tract

LAX RVOT

Long axis right venricular outflow tract

LBBB

Left bundle branch block

LCC

Left coronary cusp (AOV)

L/min

Liters perm min

LSB

Left sternum border