| A | B |
|---|
| ACLS | Advanced Cardiac Life Support |
| AF | artial flutter |
| Af | atrial fibrillation |
| AMI | acite myocardial infarcton |
| ANS | autonomic nervous system |
| AT | atrial tachycardia |
| AV | atrioventricular |
| aVF | augmented voltage, foot (left leg) |
| aVL | augmented voltage, left |
| aVR | agumented voltage, right |
| BBB | bundle branch block |
| BPM | beats per minute |
| Ca | calcium |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| CHB | complete heart block |
| CHF | cogestive heart failure |
| CO | cardiac output |
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| CT | central terminal |
| DDD | double paced, double sensed, bouble response (optimal pacemaker |
| DVI | double paced, ventricle sensed, inhibited response (AV sequential pacemaker |
| ECG | electrocardiogram; electrocardiograph |
| EKG | electrocardiogram; electrocardiograph |
| EMD | electromechanical dissociation |
| ERAD | extreme right axis deviation |
| F waves | flutter waves |
| HR | heart rate |
| IAS | interatrial septum |
| IV | intravenous |
| IVC | inferior vena cava |
| IVCD | intraventricular conduction defect |
| IVS | interventricular septum |
| JT | junctional tachycardia |
| K | potassium |
| LA | left atrium, left arm |
| LAD | left axis deviation; left anterior desending branch of the left coronary artery |
| LAE | left atrial enlargement |
| LBB | left bundle branch |
| LBBB | left bundle branch block |
| LCA | left coronary artery |
| LV | left ventricle |
| LVE | left ventricular enlargement |
| MCL | modified chest, left |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| mm | millimeter |
| mV | millivolt |
| Na | sodium |
| NSR | normal sinus rhythm |
| PAC | premature atrial contraction |
| PAT | paroxysmal atrial tachycardia |
| PEA | pulseless electrical activity |
| PJC | premature junctional tachycardia |
| PRI | P-R interval |
| PVC | premature ventricular contraction |
| RA | right atrium; right arm |
| RAD | right axis deviation |
| RAE | right atrial enlargement |
| RBB | right bundle branch |
| RBBB | right bundle branch block |
| RCA | right coronary artery |
| RV | right ventricle |
| RVE | right ventricle enlargement |
| S/S | signs/symptoms |
| SA | sino-atrial |
| SA | sinus arrhythmia |
| SB | sinus bradycardia |
| sec | second |
| ST | sinus tachycardia |
| SV | supraventricular |
| SVC | superior vena cava |
| SVT | supratentricular tachycardia |
| VDD | ventricle paced, double sensed, double response (AV synchronous pacemaker) |
| VF | ventricular fibrillation, ventricular flutter |
| VT | ventricular tachycardia |
| VVI | ventricle paced, ventricle sensed, inhibited response (ventricular demand pacemaker |
| WP | wandering pacemaker |
