EACVI Echo Handbook - sample

AR aortic regurgitation
ARDS acute respiratory distress syndrome
ARVC arryhthmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
AS aortic stenosis
ASD atrial septal defect
AV aortic valve
AVA aortic valve area
AVSD atrioventricular septal defects
BAV bicuspid aortic valve
BNP brain natriuretic peptide
BSA body surface area
C compaction
CCTGA congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries
CD coaptation distance
CDRIE cardiac device-related IE
CMR cardiac magnetic resonance
CO cardiac output
COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CT cardiac transplantation
CT computed tomography
CTD connective tissue disease
CV chamber view
CW continuous wave
DA descending aorta
DCM dilated cardiomyopathy
DDD daily defined dose
ABBREVIAtions
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