Acronyms from the Clinical Considerations for Competitive Sports Participation for Athletes with Cardiovascular Abnormalities

AbbreviationMeaning
AATSAmerican Association for Thoracic Surgery
ACCAmerican College of Cardiology
AEDAutomated External Defibrillator
AFAtrial Fibrillation
AHAAmerican Heart Association
AMSSMAmerican Medical Society for Sports Medicine
ARAortic Regurgitation
ARVCArrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
ASAortic Stenosis
ASDAtrial Septal Defect
ASEAmerican Society of Echocardiography
ASNCAmerican Society of Nuclear Cardiology
AVRAortic Valve Replacement
BAVBicuspid Aortic Valve
BPBlood Pressure
CABGCoronary Artery Bypass Grafting
CACCoronary Artery Calcium
CADCoronary Artery Disease
CPVTCatecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
CTComputed Tomography
DCMDilated Cardiomyopathy
EAPEmergency Action Plan
ECGElectrocardiogram
EFEjection Fraction
EF%Ejection Fraction Percentage
ESCEuropean Society of Cardiology
H&PHistory and Physical (Examination)
HCMHypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
HFSAHeart Failure Society of America
HRSHeart Rhythm Society
HTADHeritable Thoracic Aortic Disease
ICDImplantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
IOCInternational Olympic Committee
LQTSLong QT Syndrome
LVLeft Ventricle
LVEDDLeft Ventricular End-Diastolic Diameter
LVESDLeft Ventricular End-Systolic Diameter
LVHLeft Ventricular Hypertrophy
LVOTLeft Ventricular Outflow Tract
MRMitral Regurgitation
MRIMagnetic Resonance Imaging
MSMitral Stenosis
MVRMitral Valve Replacement
NYHANew York Heart Association (Functional Classification)
PACESPediatric & Congenital Electrophysiology Society
PCIPercutaneous Coronary Intervention
PEPulmonary Embolism
PPEPreparticipation Evaluation
PVCPremature Ventricular Contraction
RVOTRight Ventricular Outflow Tract
SCASudden Cardiac Arrest
SCADSpontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection
SCAISociety for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions
SCCTSociety of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
SCDSudden Cardiac Death
SCMRSociety for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
SDMShared Decision-Making
STSSociety of Thoracic Surgeons
TEETransesophageal Echocardiogram
TTETransthoracic Echocardiogram
VFVentricular Fibrillation
VHDValvular Heart Disease
VO₂ maxMaximal Oxygen Uptake
VSAVentricular Septal Aneurysm
VSDVentricular Septal Defect
VTVentricular Tachycardia