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Grady D, Chaput L, Kristof M. Diagnosis and Treatment of Coronary Heart Disease in Women: Systematic Reviews of Evidence on Selected Topics. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2003 May. (Evidence Reports/Technology Assessments, No. 81.)

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Appendix D Abbreviations and Acronyms

ACEangiotensin converting enzyme
AHRQAgency for Healthcare Research and Quality
CABGcoronary artery bypass grafting
CHDcoronary heart disease
CKMBcreatine kinase myocardial bands
CHFcongestive heart failure
CVDcardiovascular disease
CIconfidence interval
DTSDuke Treadmill Score
ECHOechocardiography
EKGelectrocardiogram
EPCEvidence-based Practice Center
ETTexercise treadmill test
HDLHigh density lipoprotein
HDL-CHigh density lipoprotein cholesterol
ICD-9International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision
LDLLow density lipoprotein
LDL-CLow density lipoprotein cholesterol
LMLeft main coronary artery
Lp(a)lipoprotein a
mgmilligrams
MImyocardial infarction
MIBItechnetium Tc 99m sestamibi
mmmillimeter
mmolmillimole
MPImyocardial perfusion-imaging
MRC/BHFMedical Research Council/British Heart Foundation
MBmyocardial bands
Nnumber
NAnot available
NFMInonfatal myocardial infarction
ngnanograms
NHLBINational Heart Lung and Blood Institute
ORodds ratio
PCIpercutaneous coronary intervention
PDperfusion defect
PTCApercutaneous coronary angioplasty
RWMAregional wall motion abnormality
RRrelative risk
SPECTsingle photon emission computed tomography
TIthallous chloride TI 201 (thallium)

Names of studies:

4SScandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study
ACAPSAsymptomatic Carotid Artery Progression Study
AFCAPS/TEXCAPSAir Force/Texas Coronary Artherosclerosis Prevention Study
ALLHAT-LLTAntihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering treatment to prevent Heart Attack Trial - Lipid-Lowering Trial
CARECholesterol and Recurrent Events trial
HPSHeart Protection Study
LIPIDLong-term Intervention with Pravastatin in Ischaemic Disease
NHANES I National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey I
PLAC IPravastatin Limitation of Atherosclerosis in the Coronary Arteries
PLAC IIPravastatin, Lipids and Atherosclerosis in the Carotid Arteries
PROSPERPROspective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk
TIMIThrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction
WHO-MONICAWorld Health Organization-Monitoring of Trends and Determinants in Cardiovascular Disease

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