Cardiovascular Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
IABP
A
intra-aortic balloon pmp
2
Q
PAT
A
paroxysmal atrial tachycardia
3
Q
PAC
A
premature atrial contraction
4
Q
ICD
A
implantable cardiac defibrillator
5
Q
ICF
A
intracellular fluid
6
Q
NSR
A
normal sinus rhythm
7
Q
PTT
A
partial thromboplastin time
8
Q
PVD
A
peripheral vascular disease
9
Q
SE
A
subendocardial
10
Q
VSD
A
ventricular septal defect
11
Q
PDA
A
Patent Ductus Arteriosus
12
Q
FOG
A
fast twitch oxidative glycolytic fiber
13
Q
Hb
A
hemoglobin
14
Q
FG
A
fast twitch glycolytic fiber
15
Q
CAD
A
coronary artery disease
16
Q
CCU
A
coronary care unit
17
Q
CI
A
cardiac index
18
Q
AVR
A
aortic valve replacement
19
Q
Cath
A
catheterization
20
Q
BBB
A
bundle branch block
21
Q
MUGA
A
- multigated acquisition
- angiogram imaging
22
Q
PAP
A
pulmonary artery pressure
23
Q
PAD
A
peripheral artery disease
24
Q
LAD
A
left anterior descending
25
TM
transmural
26
CHF
congestive/chronic heart failure
27
HbA1C
glycosylated Hb
28
Hct
hematocrit
29
RVEDV
right ventricular end diastolic volume
30
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
31
DM
diabetes mellitus
32
TEE
transesophageal echocardiography
33
LVH
left ventricular hypertrophy
34
SA
sino-atrial
35
Circ
circumflex artery
36
MVR
Mitral valve replacement
37
LDH
lactate dehydrogenase
38
SO
slow twitch oxidative fiber
39
THR
target heart rate
40
CVP
central venous pressure
41
CPK
creatine phosphokinase
42
I & O
intake and output
43
EF
ejection fraction
44
NO
nitric oxide
45
IDDM
insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
46
OPCAB
off-pump coronary artery bipass
47
NTG
nitroglycerin
48
NIDDM
non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
49
INR
international normalized ratio
50
TPA
tissue plasminogen activator
51
SVT
supraventricular tachycardia
52
DNR
Do not resuscitate
53
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
54
LBBB
left bundle branch block
55
LCA
Left coronary artery
56
JVD
jugular venous destention
57
Echo
echocardiogram
58
PP
pulse pressure
59
PJC
premature junctional contraction
60
LVEDV
left ventricle end diastolic volume
61
AICD
automatic implantable defibrillator
62
AST
aspartate aminotransfirase
63
RPP
rate-pressure product
64
TVR
tricuspid valve replacement
65
LVESV
left ventricle end systolic volume
66
MAP
mean arterial pressure
67
CK
creatine kinase
68
WHR
waist-hip ratio
69
ABI
ankle brachial index
70
LVAD
left ventricular assist device
71
PAP
pulmonary artery pressure
72
GXT
graded exercise test
73
RVEDP
right ventricular end diastolic pressure
74
RVH
right ventricle hypertrophy
75
IABC
intra-aortic balloon counter pulsation
76
ECF
extracellular fluid
77
HDL
high density lipoprotein
78
CHD
coronary heard disease
79
TPR
total peripheral resistance
80
HCM
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
81
OHS
open heart surgery
82
PABC
pulmonary artery balloon counterpulsation
83
VAD
ventricular assist device
84
PTCA
percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
85
SVG
saphenous vein graft
86
LIMA
left internal mammary artery
87
ASD
atrial septal defect
88
biVAD
biventricular assist device
89
SGOT
serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase
90
EDP
end diastolic pressure
91
LVEDP
left ventricular end diastolic pressure
92
MET
metablic equivalent
93
1 MET=
3.5 ml O2/Kg min
94
ABG
arterial blood gas
95
ADH
antidiuretic hormone
96
AAA
abdominal aortic aneurysm
97
ACE
angiotensin converting enzyme
98
CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
99
ECG/EKG
echocardiogram
100
ESV
end systolic volume
101
BUN
blood urea nitrogen
102
CHB
complete heart block
103
MIDCAB
minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass graft
104
W-P-W
wolf-parkinson-white syndrome
105
PVC
premature ventricular contraction
106
PT
prothrombin time
107
VT
ventricular tachycardia
108
LLGXT
low level graded exercise test
109
PCI
percutaneous coronary intervention
110
RCA
right coronary artery
