Cardiovascular System Abbreviations Flashcards

1
Q

AC

A

anticoagulant

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2
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AED

A

automatic external defibrillator

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3
Q

AF

A

atrial fibrillation

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4
Q

AICD

A

automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator

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5
Q

AS

A

aortic stenosis

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6
Q

ASD

A

atrial septal defect

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7
Q

ASHD

A

arteriosclerotic heart disease

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8
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AV

A

atrioventricular

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9
Q

BBB

A

bundle branch block

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10
Q

BP

A

blood pressure

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11
Q

CA

A

cancer, chronological age, cardiac arrest

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12
Q

CABG

A

coronary artery bypass graft

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13
Q

CAD

A

coronary artery disease

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14
Q

CC

A

cardiac catheterization

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15
Q

CHB

A

complete heart block

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16
Q

CHF

A

congestive heart failure

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17
Q

CPR

A

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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18
Q

CV

A

cardiovascular

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19
Q

CVA

A

cerebrevascular accident

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20
Q

CVI

A

chronic venous insufficiency

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21
Q

DVT

A

deep vein thrombosis

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22
Q

ECG

A

electrocardiogram

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23
Q

EKG

A

electrocardiogram

24
Q

ELISA

A

enzyme-linkes immunosorbert assay

25
Q

ELT

A

endovenous laser ablation

26
Q

HDL

A

high-density lipoprotein

27
Q

HF

A

heart failure

28
Q

IAS

A

interatrial septum

29
Q

ICD

A

implantable cardioverter defibrillator

30
Q

IHD

A

ischemic heart disease

31
Q

IVC

A

inferior vena cava

32
Q

IVS

A

interventricular septum

33
Q

LA

A

left atrium

34
Q

LDL

A

low-density lipoprotein

35
Q

LV

A

left ventricle

36
Q

MI

A

myocardial infarction

37
Q

MIDCAB

A

minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass

38
Q

MRA

A

magnetic resonance angiography

39
Q

MVP

A

mitral valve prolapse

40
Q

PAD

A

peripheral artery disease

41
Q

PTCA

A

percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

42
Q

PVC

A

premature ventricula contraction

43
Q

PVD

A

peripheral vascular disease

44
Q

RA

A

right atrium

45
Q

RBC

A

red blood cell

46
Q

RV

A

right ventricle

47
Q

SA

A

sinoatrial

48
Q

SVC

A

superior vena cava

49
Q

TEE

A

transesophageal echocardiography

50
Q

TIA

A

transient ischemic attack

51
Q

tPA

A

tissue plasminogen activator

52
Q

TST

A

thallium stress test

53
Q

US

A

ultrasound

54
Q

VF

A

ventricular fibrillation

55
Q

VSD

A

ventricular septal defect

56
Q

WBC

A

white blood cell