Glossary

ACS = Acute Coronary Syndrome

CAD = Coronary Artery Disease

CMR = Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging

CP = Chest Pain

DCM = Dilated Cardiomyopathy

ECG = Electrocardiogram

EF = Ejection Fraction

ETT = Exercise Tolerance Test

HCM = Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

LBBB = Left Bundle Branch Block

LV = Left Ventricle

MI = Myocardial Infarction

MPS = Myocardial Perfusion Scan / Scintigraphy

PCI = Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

PET = Positron Emission Tomography

TID = Transient Ischaemic Dilatation

SPECT = Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography

99mTc = Technetium-99m

201Tl = Thallium-201

Page last edited: 23 November 2010