Commonly Used Abbreviations

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AED - Automated external defibrillator

AF - Atrial Fibrillation

A-FIB, AFIB, Afib - Atrial Fibrillation

AICD - Automated internal cardioverter defibrillator

AIUI - As I Understand It

CABG - Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting - bypass surgery

CAD - Coronary Artery Disease

CHD - Coronary Heart Disease

CFIDS - Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome

CHF - Congestive Heart Failure

CM - CardioMyopathy

COPD - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

CVA - Cardiovascular Accident (stroke)

DCM - Dilated CardioMyopathy

ECG, EKG - Electrocardiogram

EP - Electrophysiologist

ER - Emergency Room

HCM - Hypertrophic CardioMyopathy

IBS - Irritable Bowel Syndrome

ICD - Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator

ICM - Idiopathic CardioMyopathy

IDCM - Idiopathic Dilated CardioMyopathy

IMHO - In My Honest Opinion

INR - International Normalized Ratio

GERD - Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

LBBB - Left Bundle Branch Block

MI - Myocardial Infarction, also known as heart attack

MS - Multiple Sclerosis

MVP - Mitral Valve Prolapse

NHS - National Health Service

NSR - Normal Sinus Rhythm

PAC - Premature Atrial Contraction

PPCM - PeriPartum CardioMyopathy

PH -Pulmonary Hypertension

PM - Pacemaker

PVA - Pulmonary Vein Ablation

PVC - Premature Ventrical Contraction

PVD - Peripheral Vascular Disease

PVI - Pulmonary Vein Isolation

RCM - Restrivtive Cardiomyopathy

RFA - Radio Frequency Ablation

RLS - Restless Legs Syndrome

SCD - Sudden cardic Death

SVT - SupraVentricular Tachycardia

TEE - Transesophageal Echocardiography

TIA - Transient Ischemic Attack

TMJ - TemproMandibular Joint

V-tach - Ventricular Tachycardia