Chapter 8 Abbreviations

AAA

abdominal aortic aneurysm

ACE

angiotensin converting enzyme

AED

automated external defibrillator

AICD

automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

BP, B/P

blood pressure

CA

cancer; cardiac arrest; chronological age

CABG

coronary artery bypass graft

CAD

coronary artery disease

CC

cardiac catheterization

CK

creatine kinase; conductive keratoplasty

CO₂

carbon dioxide

CV

cardiovascular

DVT

deep vein thrombosis

ECG, EKG

electrocardiogram, electrocardiography

ECHO

echocardiogram; echocardiography; echoencephalogram; echoencephalography

EPS

electrophysiology studies

HF

heart failure

Hg

mercury

HTN

hypertension

ICD

implantable cardioveter-defibrillator

LA

left atrium

LV

left ventricle

MI

myocardial infarction

MPI

myocardial perfusion imaging

MRA

magnetic resonance angiogram, magnetic resonance angiography

MRI

magnetic resonance imaging

MUGA scan

multiple-gated acquisition scan

MVP

mitral valve prolapse

O₂

oxygen

PAD

peripheral artery disease

PTCA

percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

RA

right atrium

RHD

rheumatic heart disease

RV

residual volume; right ventricle

SA, S-A

sinoatrial

SPECT

single photon emission computed tomography

US

ultrasound