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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