CARDIOVASCULAR ABBREVIATIONS

• Afib

  atrial fibrillation
• AMI

  acute myocardial infarction
• AS

  aortic stenosis
• ASHD

  arteriosclerotic heart disease
• AV

  atrioventricular
• BBB

  bundle branch block
• BP

  blood pressure
• CABG

  coronary artery bypass graft
• CAD

  coronary artery disease
• cath

  catherization
• CCU

  coronary care unit
• CHD

  coronary heart disease
• CHF

  congestive heart failure
• chol

  cholesterol
• CPR

  cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• CV

  cardiovascular disease
• CVD

  cardiovascular disease
• DOE

  dyspnea on exertion.
• DVT

  deep vein thrombosis
• ECG

  electrocardiogram
• EKG

  electrocardiogram
• HDL

  high-density lipoprotein
• HR

  heart rate
• HT

  hypertension
• HTN

  hypertension
• LDL

  low-density lipoprotein
• LVEDP

  left ventricular end-diastolic pressure
• LVEF

  left ventricular ejection fraction
• LVH

  left ventricular hypertrophy
• MI

  myocardial infarction
• MS

  mitral stenosis
• Nitro

  nitroglycerine
• P

  pulse
• PAC

  premature atrial contraction
• PAT

  paroxysmal atrial tachycardia
• PTCA

  percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
• PVC

  premature ventricular contraction
• PVD

  peripheral vascular disease
• S-A

  sinoatrial
• SVT

  supraventricular tachycardia