Cardiovascular System Abbreviations Flashcards by Ayden Olsen

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AC

A

anticoagulant

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AED

A

automatic external defibrillator

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AF

A

atrial fibrillation

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AICD

A

automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator

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AS

A

aortic stenosis

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ASD

A

atrial septal defect

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ASHD

A

arteriosclerotic heart disease

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AV

A

atrioventricular

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BBB

A

bundle branch block

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BP

A

blood pressure

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CA

A

cancer, chronological age, cardiac arrest

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CABG

A

coronary artery bypass graft

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CAD

A

coronary artery disease

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CC

A

cardiac catheterization

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CHB

A

complete heart block

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CHF

A

congestive heart failure

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CPR

A

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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CV

A

cardiovascular

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CVA

A

cerebrevascular accident

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CVI

A

chronic venous insufficiency

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DVT

A

deep vein thrombosis

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ECG

A

electrocardiogram

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EKG

A

electrocardiogram

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ELISA

A

enzyme-linkes immunosorbert assay

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ELT

A

endovenous laser ablation

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HDL

A

high-density lipoprotein

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HF

A

heart failure

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IAS

A

interatrial septum

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ICD

A

implantable cardioverter defibrillator

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IHD

A

ischemic heart disease

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IVC

A

inferior vena cava

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IVS

A

interventricular septum

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LA

A

left atrium

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LDL

A

low-density lipoprotein

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LV

A

left ventricle

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MI

A

myocardial infarction

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MIDCAB

A

minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass

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MRA

A

magnetic resonance angiography

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MVP

A

mitral valve prolapse

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PAD

A

peripheral artery disease

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PTCA

A

percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

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PVC

A

premature ventricula contraction

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PVD

A

peripheral vascular disease

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RA

A

right atrium

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RBC

A

red blood cell

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RV

A

right ventricle

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SA

A

sinoatrial

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SVC

A

superior vena cava

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TEE

A

transesophageal echocardiography

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TIA

A

transient ischemic attack

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tPA

A

tissue plasminogen activator

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TST

A

thallium stress test

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US

A

ultrasound

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VF

A

ventricular fibrillation

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VSD

A

ventricular septal defect

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WBC

A

white blood cell