A list of abbreviations commonly used in cardiology.
- DFT- Defibrillation threshold testing
- VT- Ventricular tachycardia
- VF- Ventricular fibrillation
- AF- Atrial fibrillation
- EKG/ECG- Electrocardiogram
- PVC- Premature Ventricular Contraction
- PAC- Premature Atrial Contraction
- ICD- Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
- CRT- Cardiac resynchronization therapy
- LVAD- Left ventricular assist device
- EP- Electrophysiology
- CPR– cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- DCM- dilated cardiomyopathy
- HCM- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- LBBB- left bundle branch block
- MI- myocardial infarction
- QTc- corrected QT interval
- RBBB- Right bundle branch block
- SVT- supraventricular tachycardia
- PLSVC- Persistent Left superior vena cava
- WPW- Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome
- LQTS- Long QT syndrome
- CPVT- Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia
- BrS- Brugada Sydome
- SQTS- Short QT sydrome
- ARVD/C-Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy
- VUS- Variant of unknown significance
- CHF- Cardiac Heart Failure
- LCSD- Left Cardiac Sympathetic Denervation
- SCA- Sudden Cardiac Arrest
- SCD- Sudden Cardiac Death
- SICD- Subcutaneous Internal Cardiac Defibrillator
- ATP- Antitachycardia Pacing
- BB- Beta Blocker
- CHD- Congenital Heart Disease
- EF- Ejection Fraction
- IST- Inappropriate sinus tachycardia
- NSVT- non sustained Ventricular Tachycardia
- PAF- Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
- POTS- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
- PSVT- Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia
- ST- Sinus Tachycardia
- SVT- Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia
- BPM- beats per minute
- ASD- atrial septal defect
- AV- aortic valve
- EPS- electrophysiological study
- HOCM- hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
- HR- heart rate
- SIDS- sudden infant death syndrome
- TdP- torsade de pointes
- VSD: Ventricular septal defect
- AED – Automated External Defibrillator
- BP-Blood pressure
- DVT- Deep vein thrombosis
- SSS- sick sinus syndrome
- EMI- Electromagnetic interference
What does CVIC represent? It’s a medical abbreviation and you have not stated it above.
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Thanks for a great list! Would you define:
I/VISEM
LAE
PRWP