Cardiovascular System Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
AC
A
anticoagulant
2
Q
AED
A
automatic external defibrillator
3
Q
AF
A
atrial fibrillation
4
Q
AICD
A
automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator
5
Q
AS
A
aortic stenosis
6
Q
ASD
A
atrial septal defect
7
Q
ASHD
A
arteriosclerotic heart disease
8
Q
AV
A
atrioventricular
9
Q
BBB
A
bundle branch block
10
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
11
Q
CA
A
cancer, chronological age, cardiac arrest
12
Q
CABG
A
coronary artery bypass graft
13
Q
CAD
A
coronary artery disease
14
Q
CC
A
cardiac catheterization
15
Q
CHB
A
complete heart block
16
Q
CHF
A
congestive heart failure
17
Q
CPR
A
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
18
Q
CV
A
cardiovascular
19
Q
CVA
A
cerebrevascular accident
20
Q
CVI
A
chronic venous insufficiency
21
Q
DVT
A
deep vein thrombosis
22
Q
ECG
A
electrocardiogram
23
Q
EKG
A
electrocardiogram
24
Q
ELISA
A
enzyme-linkes immunosorbert assay
25
ELT
endovenous laser ablation
26
HDL
high-density lipoprotein
27
HF
heart failure
28
IAS
interatrial septum
29
ICD
implantable cardioverter defibrillator
30
IHD
ischemic heart disease
31
IVC
inferior vena cava
32
IVS
interventricular septum
33
LA
left atrium
34
LDL
low-density lipoprotein
35
LV
left ventricle
36
MI
myocardial infarction
37
MIDCAB
minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass
38
MRA
magnetic resonance angiography
39
MVP
mitral valve prolapse
40
PAD
peripheral artery disease
41
PTCA
percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
42
PVC
premature ventricula contraction
43
PVD
peripheral vascular disease
44
RA
right atrium
45
RBC
red blood cell
46
RV
right ventricle
47
SA
sinoatrial
48
SVC
superior vena cava
49
TEE
transesophageal echocardiography
50
TIA
transient ischemic attack
51
tPA
tissue plasminogen activator
52
TST
thallium stress test
53
US
ultrasound
54
VF
ventricular fibrillation
55
VSD
ventricular septal defect
56
WBC
white blood cell
