aneurysm/o
aneurysm
angi/o
vessel
arter/o,
artery other than arteri/o
arteri/o
artery other than arter/o
arteriol/o
arteriole
ather/o
fatty
cardi/o
heart other than coron/o
coron/o
heart other than cardi/o
echo-
sound
electr/o
electrical, electricity
endo-
within
-gram
record or picture
-graphy
process of recording
megal/o
enlarged
my/o
muscle
ventricul/o
ventricle of the heart or brain
A Fib
abbrev. atrial fibrillation
AMI
abbrev. acute myocardial infarction
AS
abbrev. aortic stenosis
ASD
abbrev. atrial septal defect
ASHD
abbrev. arteriosclerotic heart disease
AV
abbrev. atrioventricular
BBB
abbrev. bundle branch block
BP
abbrev. blood pressure
CABG
abbrev. coronary artery bypass graft
CAD
abbrev. coronary artery disease
Cath
abbrev. catheterization
CC
abbrev. cardiac catheterization
CCU
abbrev. coronary care unit
CHD
abbrev. coronary heart disease
CHF
abbrev. congestive heart failure
CPR
abbrev. cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CT or CAT
abbrev. computed axial tomography (scan)
CVD
abbrev. cardiovascular disease
DOE
abbrev. dyspnea on exertion
DVT
abbrev. deep vein thrombosis
ECG
abbrev. electrocardiogram
ECHO
abbrev. echocardiogram
EKG
abbrev. electrocardiogram
HCVD
abbrev. hypertensive cardiovascular disease
HDL
abbrev. high-density lipoprotein
ICD
abbrev. implantable cardioversion defibrillator
LDL
abbrev. low-density lipoprotein
MI
abbrev. myocardial infarction
MRI
abbrev. magnetic resonance imaging
MS
abbrev. mitral stenosis
MVP
abbrev. mitral valve prolapse
PACs
abbrev. premature atrial contractions
PAT
abbrev. paroxysmal atrial tachycardia
PDA
abbrev. patent ductus arteriosus
PET
abbrev. positron emission tomography
PTCA
abbrev. percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
PVCs
abbrev. premature ventricular contractions
SA
abbrev. sinoatrial
V Fib
abbrev. ventricular fibrillation
VSD
abbrev. ventricular septal defect
VT, V Tach.
abbrev. ventricular tachycardia