| Abbreviation |
Meaning |
| AbdAo |
Abdominal Aorta
|
| AO, Ao |
Aorta |
| AscAo |
Ascending Aorta
|
AF
|
Atrial Fibrillation or Atrial Flutter
|
| AI |
Aortic Insufficiency |
| AR |
Aortic Regurgitation |
| ArchAo |
Aortic Arch
|
| AS |
Aortic Stenosis |
| ASD |
Atrial Septal Defect |
ASH
|
Asymmetrical Hypertrophy
|
| AV |
Aortic Valve |
| BP |
Blood Pressure |
| CAD |
Coronary Artery Disease |
Cath
|
Cardiac Catheterization
|
C-E
|
Carpentier-Edwards
|
CE
|
Continuity Equation or Contrast Echocardiography
|
CFA
|
Common Femoral Artery
|
CFD
|
Color (Flow) Doppler
|
CHD
|
Congenital Heart Disease or Chronic Heart Disease
|
| CHF |
Congestive Heart Failure |
| CI |
Cardiac Index |
| cm |
Centimeters |
CM
|
Cardiomyopathy
|
| CO |
Cardiac Output |
CP
|
Chest Pain
|
CS
|
Coronary Sinus
|
| CSA |
Cross Sectional Area |
CT
|
Computed Scan
|
| CW |
Continuous Wave |
| CWD |
Continuous Wave Doppler |
| db |
Pressure Change |
DBP
|
Diastolic Blood Pressure
|
DCM
|
Dilated Cardiomyopathy
|
DescAo
|
Descending (Thoracic) Aorta
|
| DT |
Deceleration Time |
DVT
|
Deep Venous Thrombosis
|
| ECG |
Electrocardiogram |
| EF |
Ejection Fraction |
| EOA |
Effective Orifice Area |
| ERO |
Effective Reguritant Orifice |
EST
|
Exercise Stress Test
|
| HCM |
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
|
HPRF
|
High Pulse Repetition Frequency
|
Hz
|
Hertz
|
IA
|
Innominate Artery
|
ICE
|
Intravascular Cardiac Echocardiography
|
| IHD |
Ischemic Heart Disease
|
| IHSS |
Idiopathic Hypertrophic Subaortic Stenosis |
| IVC |
Inferior Vena Cava |
| IVRP |
Isovolumic Relaxation Period |
| IVRT |
Isovolumic Relaxation Time |
| LA |
Left Atrium |
LAP
|
Left Atrial Pressure
|
| LV |
Left Ventricle |
| LVEDP |
Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Pressure |
| LVH |
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy |
| LVIDd |
Left Ventricular Internal End-Diastolic
Diameter |
LVIDs
|
Left Ventricular Internal End-Systolic Diameter
|
| LVEF |
Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction
|
| LVOT |
Left Ventricular Outflow Tract |
LVWt
|
Left Ventricular Wall Thickness
|
| mm |
Millimeters |
| mmHg |
Millimeters of Mercury |
| MR |
Mitral Regurgitation |
MRI
|
Magentic Resonance Imaging
|
MS
|
Mitral Stenosis
|
| m/s |
Meters per Second |
| msec |
Milliseconds |
| MV |
Mitral Valve |
MVAn
|
Mitral Valve Annulus
|
| MVO |
Mitral Valve Orifice |
MVP
|
Mitral Valve Prolapse
|
NL
|
Nyquist Limit
|
| PA |
Pulmonary Artery |
| PDA |
Patent Ductus Arteriosus |
PFO
|
Patent Foramen Ovale
|
PHT
|
Pressure Half Time
|
PHTN
|
Pulmonary Hypertension
|
| PI |
Pulmonary Insufficiency |
| PISA |
Proximal Isovelocity Surface Area |
| PRF |
Pulse Repetition Frequency |
PR
|
Pulmonary Regurgitation |
PS
|
Pulmonary Stenosis
|
| PVC |
Premature Contraction |
PVD
|
Peripheral Arterial Valscular Disease
|
| PW |
Pulsed Wave |
| PWD |
Pulsed Wave Doppler |
| QP |
Pulmonary Stroke Volume |
| QS |
Systemic Stroke Volume |
| RA |
Right Atrium |
| RF |
Regurgitant Fraction |
RHD
|
Rheumatic Heart Disease
|
| RV |
Right Ventricle or Regurgitant Volume
|
| RVOT |
Right Ventricular Outflow Tract |
RWMA
|
Regional Wall Motion Abnormality
|
| SBP |
Systolic Blood Pressure
|
| sec |
Seconds |
| Sq |
Squared |
| SV |
Stroke Volume |
| SAM |
Systolic Anterior Motion of the MV leaflets |
SOVA
|
Sinus of Valsava Aneurysm
|
SWMA
|
Segmental Wall Motion Abnormality
|
| TEE |
Transesophageal Echocardiography |
TOF
|
Tetrology of Fallot
|
| TR |
Tricuspid Regurgitation |
TS
|
Tricuspid Stenosis
|
TTE
|
Transthoracic Echocardiography
|
| TVI |
Time Velocity Integral
|
US
|
Ultrasound
|
VF
|
Ventricular Fibrillation
|
| VSD |
Ventricular Septal Defect |
| VTI |
Velocity Time Integral |
