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<strong>KCE</strong> Reports 82 Multislice CT in Coronary Heart Disease 3<br />

GLOSSARY<br />

ACC American College of Cardiology<br />

ACS Acute Coronary Syndrome<br />

AHA American Heart Association<br />

AMI Acute Myocardial Infarction<br />

AR Absolute Risk<br />

ARR Absolute Risk Reduction<br />

b.p.m. beats per minute<br />

CABG Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting<br />

CAC Coronary Artery Calcium<br />

CAD Coronary Artery Disease<br />

CCA Conventional coronary angiography<br />

CHD Coronary Heart Disease<br />

CPU Chest Pain Unit<br />

CVD Cardiovascular Disease<br />

DSE Dobutamine Stress Echocardiogram<br />

EBCT Electron Beam Computed Tomography<br />

ECG Electrocardiogram<br />

ED Emergency Department<br />

EF Ejection Fraction<br />

ER Emergency Room<br />

ESC European Society of Cardiology<br />

FN False negative<br />

FP False Positive<br />

HF Heart Failure<br />

HR Hazard Rate<br />

HTA Health Technology Assessment<br />

ICER Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratio<br />

IHD Ischemic Heart Disease<br />

LR Likelihood Ratio<br />

LVEF Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction<br />

MI Myocardial Infarction<br />

MPI Myocardial Perfusion Imaging<br />

MPS Myocardial Perfusion Scintigraphy<br />

MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging<br />

MSCT Multislice computed tomography (of coronary arteries)<br />

NHSEED National Health Service Economic Evaluation Database<br />

NNT Number Needed to Treat<br />

NUR Nationale Unie der Radiologen<br />

NYHA New York Heart Association<br />

PCI Percutaneous Coronary Intervention<br />

QALY Quality Adjusted Life Year<br />

RCT Randomized Controlled Trial<br />

RR Relative Risk<br />

RRR Relative Risk Reduction<br />

SR Systematic Review<br />

STEMI ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction<br />

TN True Negative<br />

TP True Positive<br />

UNR Union Nationale des Radiologues<br />

x-SCT x-slice computed tomography (of coronary arteries): e.g. 64-SCT

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