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Ch11 Abbreviations Flashcards

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AAA

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Abdominal aortic aneurysm

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ACE inhibitor

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Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor

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ACLS

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Advanced cardiac life support; CPR plus drugs and defibrillation

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ACS

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Acute coronary syndrome

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ADP

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Adenosine diphosphate; ADP blockers are used to prevent cardiovascular death, heart attack and stokes and after all stent procedures

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AED

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Automatic external defibrillator

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AF, a-fib

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Atrial fibralation

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AICD

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Automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

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AMI

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Acute myocardial infarction

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ARVD

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Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia

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AS

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Aortic stenosis

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ASD

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Atrial septal defect

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AV, A-V

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Atrioventricular

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AVR

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Aortic valve replacement

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BBB

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Bundle branch block

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BBP

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Brain natriuretic peptide: elevated in congested heart failure

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BP

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Blood pressure

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CABG

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Coronary artery bypass grafting

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CAD

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Coronary artery disease

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CCU

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Coronary care unit

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Cath

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Catheterization

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CHF

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Congested heart failure

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CK

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Creatine kinase; released into the bloodstream after injury to heart or skeletal muscles

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CoA

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Coarctation of the aorta

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CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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CRT
Cardiac resynchronization therapy; biventricular pacing
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CTNI or cTnI; CTNT or cTnT
Cardiac troponin-I and cardiac troponin-T; it is a protein released into the bloodstream after myocardial injury
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CV
Cardiovascular
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DES
Drug-eluting stent
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DSA
Digital subtraction angiography
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DVT
Deep vein thrombosis
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ECMO
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
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ECG; EKG
Electrocardiography
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ECHO
Echocardiography
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EF
Ejection fraction; measure of the amount of blood that pumps out of the heart in one beat
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EPS
Electrophysiology study; electrode catheters are inserted into veins and threaded into the heart and electrical conduction is measured
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ETTA
Exercise tolerance test
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ETT-MIBI
Exercise tolerance test combined with a radioactive tracer (sestamibi) scan
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HDL
High-density lipoprotein; high blood levels are associated with lower incidence of coronary disease
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HTN
Hypertension (high blood pressure)
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IABP
Intra-aortic ballon pump; used to support patients in cardiogenic shock
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ICD
Inplantable cardioverter-defibrillator
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LAD
Left anterior descending coronary artery
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LDL
Low density lipoprotein
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LMWH
Low-molecular-weight heparin
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LV
Left ventrical
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LVAD
Left ventricular assist device
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LVH
Left ventricalar hypertrophy
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MI
Myocardial infarction
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MR
Mitral regurgitation
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MUGA
Multiple-gated acquisition scan; a radioactive test of heart function
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MVP
Mitral valve prolapse
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NSR
Normal sinus rhythm
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NSTEMI
Non-ST elevation myocardial infarction
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PAC
Premature atrial contraction
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PAD
Peripheral arterial disease
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PCI
Percutaneous coronary intervention
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PDA
Patent ductus arteriosus: posterior descending artery
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PVC
Premature ventricular contraction
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SA, S-A node
Sinoatrial node
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SCD
Sudden cardiac death
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SOB
Shortness of breath
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SPECT
Single photon emission computed tomography; used for myocardial imaging with sestamibi scans
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SSCP
Substernal chest pain
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STEMI
ST elevation myocardial infarction
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SVT
Sub ventricular tachycardia; rapid heartbeats arising from the atria and causing palpitations, SOB and dizziness
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Tc
Technetium
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TEE
Transesphageal echocardiography
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TGA
Transposition of the great arteries
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tPA
Tissue-type plasminogen activator; a drug used to prevent thrombosis
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UA
Unstable angina; chest pain at rest or of increasing frequency
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VF
Ventricular fibrillation
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VSD
Ventricular septal defect
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VT
Ventricular tachycardia
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WPW
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome; an abnormal ECG pattern often associated with paroxysmal tachycardia

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