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Cardiovascular abbreviations
Question | Answer |
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ECC | emergency cardiac care,extracorporeal circulation |
ECG,EKG | electrocardiogram |
ECHO | echocardiography |
EF | ejection fraction |
EPS | electrophysiologic study |
HF | heart failure |
HR | heart rate |
HTN | hypertension |
IABP | intra-aortic balloon pump |
ICD | implantable cadiac defibrillator |
IV | intravenous fluid, intravascular fluid |
IVF | intravenous fluid,intravascular fluid |
LBBB | left bundle branch block |
LBP | low blood pressure |
MI | myocardial infarction |
MR | mitral regurgitation |
MS | mitral stenosis |
MVP | mitral valve prolapse |
NSR | normal sinus rhythm |
P | pulse |
PAC | premature atrial contraction |
PAD | peripheral arterial disease |
PALS | pediatric advanced life support |
PDA | patent ductus arteriosus |
PPM | permanent pacemaker |
PTCA | percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty |
PVC | premature venticular contraction |
PVD | peripheral vascular disease |
S1,S2 | heart sound (first,second) |
SBE | subacute bacterial endocarditis |
SSS | sick sinus syndrome |
SVT | supraventicular tachycardia |
VF | venticular fibrillation |
VHD | valvular heart disease,ventricular heart disease |
VPC | ventricular premature contraction |
VT,vtach | ventricular tachycardia |
WPW | Wolff-Parkinson-White(syndrome) |