Abbreviations Used in Chapter 16

AF	atrial fibrillation
AHA	American Heart Association
AMI	acute myocardial infarction
ARIC	Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study
ASSERT	Asymptomatic Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke Evaluation in Pacemaker Patients and the Atrial Fibrillation Reduction Atrial Pacing Trial
AV	atrioventricular
BMI	body mass index
BP	blood pressure
CABG	coronary artery bypass graft
CAD	coronary artery disease
CARDIA	Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults
CASQ2	calsequestrin 2
CHD	coronary heart disease
CHS	Cardiovascular Health Study
CI	confidence interval
CKD	chronic kidney disease
CPR	cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CVD	cardiovascular disease
DM	diabetes mellitus
ECG	electrocardiogram
ED	emergency department
EMPHASIS-HF	Eplerenone in MildPatients Hospitalization And Survival Study in Heart Failure
EMS	emergency medical services
FHS	Framingham Heart Study
GBD	Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study
GWTG	Get With The Guidelines
HCM	hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
HD	heart disease
HF	heart failure
HR	hazard ratio
ICD-9	International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision
ICD-10	International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision
MI	myocardial infarction
IHCA	in-hospital cardiac arrest
NCHS	National Center for Health Statistics
NHANES	National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
NHDS	National Hospital Discharge Survey
NHLBI	National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
OR	odds ratio
PA	physical activity
PAR	population attributable risk
PVT	polymorphic ventricular tachycardia
RR	relative risk
RYR2	ryanodine type 2 receptor
SBP	systolic blood pressure
SD	standard deviation
SVT	supraventricular tachycardia
TdP	torsade de pointes
VF	ventricular fibrillation
VT	ventricular tachycardia
YLL	years of life lost