Cardiology Terminology
Basic terminology/abbreviations ** indicates terms/phrases frequently missed on dr. lakkireddy reports Heart sounds are written as S1, S2, S3, S4 DO NOT TYPE S1-S2 (THIS REFERS TO THE SACRUM) edge dissection IVUS intravascular ultrasound cineangiography AVNRT atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia wall motion abnormalities epiaortic ultrasound AS/AI aortic stenosis/aortic insufficiency TNI troponin I RSVG reversed saphenous vein graft NMR LipoProfile clinical evaluation to aid in management of lipoprotein disorders associated with CV diseases. DFT defibrillation threshold testing scintigraphy scintigraphic findings bpm beats per minute (not beats/minute and not beats/min.) EP electrophysiology EPS ...