cardiology abbreviations
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- EF
- ejection fraction
- ACLS
- advanced cardiac life support
- A-fib
- atrial fibrillation
- MI
- myocardial infarction
- PE
- pulmonary embolism/embolus
- PVC
- premature ventricular contraction
- RAO
- right anterior oblique
- V-tach
- ventricular tachycardia
- fem-pop
- femoral-popliteal
- fem-fem
- femoral-femoral
- LAO
- left anterior oblique
- IVC
- inferior vena cava
- SVC
- superior vena cava
- PAC
- premature atrial contraction, premature auricular contraction
- LIMA
- left internal mammary artery
- ASCVD
- arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
- ASCAD
- arteriosclerotic coronary artery disease, atherosclerotic coronary artery disease
- LCA
- left coronary artery, left circumflex artery
- PDA
- patent ductus arteriosus, posterior descending artery
- LV
- left ventricle/ventricular
- ASHD
- arteriosclerotic heart disease, atherosclerotic heart disease
- PTCA
- percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
- ECG
- electrocardiogram, electrocardiography
- OMB
- obtuse marginal branch
- PVD
- peripheral vascular disease
- RCA
- right coronary artery, right circumflex artery
- RAD
- right anterior descending (artery)
- SMA
- superior mesenteric artery
- LAD
- left anterior descending (artery)
- CABG
- coronary artery bypass graft/grafting
- AV
- atrioventricular, arteriovenous
- EKG
- electrocardiogram, electrocardiography