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Ashley EA, Niebauer J. Cardiology Explained. London: Remedica; 2004.
| 1D | one dimensional |
| 2D | two dimensional |
| A wave | atrial wave |
| ABPM | ambulatory blood pressure measurement |
| ACE | angiotensin-converting enzyme |
| ACEI | angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor |
| ACS | acute coronary syndromes |
| ADH | antidiuretic hormone |
| AF | atrial fibrillation |
| AICD | automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator |
| ALT | alanine aminotransferase |
| ANCA | antinuclear cytoplasmic antibody |
| AR | aortic regurgitation |
| ARB | angiotensin receptor blocker |
| AS | aortic stenosis |
| ASD | atrial septal defect |
| AST | aspartate aminotransferase |
| AV | atrioventricular |
| AVN | atrioventricular node |
| AVNRT | atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia |
| AVR | aortic valve replacement |
| BP | blood pressure |
| bpm | beats per minute |
| CABG | coronary artery bypass grafting |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| CFM | color-flow mapping |
| CHD | coronary heart disease |
| CHF | chronic heart failure |
| CK-MB | creatine kinase myocardial band fraction |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| CT | computed tomography |
| CW | continuous wave |
| Cx | circumflex artery |
| CXR | chest x-ray |
| DC | direct current |
| DCM | dilated cardiomyopathy |
| E wave | early wave |
| ECG | electrocardiogram |
| ED | erectile dysfunction |
| EDV | end diastolic volume |
| EEL | external elastic lamina |
| EF | ejection fraction |
| ESD | end systolic dimension |
| ESR | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| GFR | glomerular filtration rate |
| GP | glycoprotein |
| HACEK | Haemophilus parainfluenza, Haemophilus aphrophilus, Actinobacillus (Haemophilus) actinomycetemcomitans, Cardiobacterium hominis, the Eikenella species, and the Kingella species |
| HCM | hypertrophic cardiomyopathy |
| HDL | high-density lipoprotein |
| HIT | heparin-induced thrombocytopenia |
| HMG-CoA | hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme A |
| IABP | intra-aortic balloon pump |
| ICH | intracranial hemorrhage |
| ICS | intercostal space |
| IE | infective endocarditis |
| IEL | internal elastic lamina |
| IM | intramuscular |
| INR | international normalized ratio |
| IV | intravenous |
| IVC | inferior vena cava |
| IVDA | intravenous drug abuser |
| JVP | jugular venous pressure |
| LA | left atrium |
| LAD | left anterior descending artery |
| LBBB | left bundle branch block |
| LDH | lactate dehydrogenase |
| LDL | low-density lipoprotein |
| LIMA | left internal mammary artery |
| LLSE | left lower sternal edge |
| LP | lipoprotein |
| LP(a) | lipoprotein little a |
| LPL | lipoprotein lipase |
| LV | left ventricle |
| LVESD | left ventricular end-systolic dimension |
| LVH | left ventricular hypertrophy |
| MET | metabolic unit |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| MR | mitral regurgitation |
| MRA | magnetic resonance angiography |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| MS | mitral stenosis |
| MV | mitral valve |
| MVA | mitral valve area |
| MVP | mitral valve prolapse |
| NYHA | New York Heart Association |
| PCI | percutaneous coronary intervention |
| PDA | persistent ductus arteriosus |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| PTCA | percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty |
| PW | pulsed wave |
| QTc | corrected QT interval |
| RA | right atrium |
| RAD | right axis deviation |
| RBBB | right bundle branch block |
| RCA | right coronary artery |
| RIMA | right internal mammary artery |
| RV | right ventricle |
| RVH | right ventricular hypertrophy |
| SA | sinoatrial |
| SAN | sinoatrial node |
| SLE | systemic lupus erythematosus |
| SND | sinus node dysfunction |
| SPECT | single photon emission computed tomography |
| SR | sinus rhythm |
| SVC | superior vena cava |
| SVT | supraventricular tachycardia |
| Tc | technetium |
| TEE | transesophageal echocardiography |
| TGA | transposition of the great arteries |
| TIMI | Thrombosis in Myocardial Infarction |
| TM | tunica media |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| tPA | tissue plasminogen activator |
| TR | tricuspid regurgitation |
| VLDL | very low-density lipoprotein |
| VO2 max | maximum rate of oxygen consumption |
| VSD | ventricular septal defect |
| VT | ventricular tachycardia |
| WPW | Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome |
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