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Chapter 9 Abbreviations

  1. AV
    atrioventricular
  2. BP
    blood pressure
  3. BPM
    beats per minute
  4. CO2
    carbon dioxide
  5. CRP
    C-reactive protien
  6. CV
    cardiovascular
  7. ITA
    internal thoracic artery
  8. LA
    left atrium
  9. LCA
    left coronary artery
  10. LV
    left ventricle
  11. MV
    mitral valve
  12. NSR
    normal sinus rhythm
  13. O2
    oxygen
  14. PA
    pulmonary artery
  15. PV
    pulmonary vein
  16. RA
    right atrium
  17. RCA
    right coronary artery
  18. RV
    right ventricle
  19. SA
    sinoatrial
  20. TV
    tricuspid valve
  21. AEB
    atrial ectopic beat
  22. AF
    atrial fibrillation
  23. AMI
    acute myocardial infarction
  24. AS
    aortic stenosis
  25. ASD
    atrial septal defect
  26. BBB
    bundle branch block
  27. CAD
    coronary artery disease
  28. CHF
    congestive heart failure
  29. CK, CPK
    creatine phosphokinase
  30. CVA
    cerebrovascular accident
  31. DOE
    dyspnea on exertion
  32. DSA
    digital subtraction angiography
  33. DVT
    deep vein thrombosis
  34. HF
    heart failure
  35. LDH
    lactate dehydrogenase
  36. MR
    mitral regurgitation
  37. MS
    mitral stenosis
  38. MVP
    mitral valve prolapse
  39. NSTEMI
    non ST elevation myocardial infarction
  40. PAC
    premature atrial contraction
  41. PDA
    patent ductus arteriosus
  42. PE
    pulmonary embolism
  43. PVC
    premature ventricular contraction
  44. PVD
    peripheral vascular disease
  45. SAH
    subarachnoid hemorrhage
  46. SOB
    shortness of breath
  47. SSS
    sick sinus syndrome
  48. STEMI
    ST elevation myocardial infarction
  49. SVT
    superficial vein thrombosis
  50. TS
    tricuspid stenosis
  51. VEB
    ventricular ectopic beat
  52. VSD
    ventricular septal defect
  53. VT
    ventricular tachycardia
  54. CABG
    coronary artery bypass graft
  55. ECHO
    echocardiography
  56. ECG, EKG
    electrocardiography
  57. LVAD
    left ventricular assist device
  58. MIDCAB
    minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass
  59. PTCA
    percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
  60. TEE
    transesophageal echocardiogram
  61. TMR
    transmyocardial revascularization
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