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Term | Definition |
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valvul/o | valve |
atri/o | atrium |
sept/o | septum |
ventricul/o | ventricle |
coron/o | heart |
angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o | vessel |
aort/o | aorta |
arteri/o | artery |
ather/o | fatty plaque |
AAA | abdominal aortic aneurysm |
A-fib | atrial fibrilation |
ASD | atrial septal defect |
BP | blood pressure |
CABG | coronary artery bypass graft |
CAD | coronary artery disease |
CHF | congestive heart failure |
CO | cardiac output |
CTA | computed tomographic aniography |
DVT | deep vein thrombosis |
ECHO | echocardiogram |
EKG | electrocardiogram |
HTN | hypertension |
MI | myocardial infarction |
MRA | magnetic resonance angiography |
MVP | mitral valve prolapse |
NSR | normal sinus rhythm |
PCI | percutaneous coronary intervention |
SCA | sudden cardiac arrest |
SV | stroke volume |
TEE | transesophageal echocardiogram |
VSD | ventricular septal defect |
thrombus | blood clot |
embolism | blockage in a blood vessel by an embolus (mass of matter in the blood) |