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