Abbreviations Used in Chapter 23

CABG	coronary artery bypass graft
CHF	congestive heart failure
D2B	Door-to-Balloon Alliance
DES	drug-eluting stent
GWTG-CAD	Get With The Guidelines–Coronary Artery Disease
HCUP	Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project
HD	heart disease
HPLHS	hypoplastic left heart syndrome
ICD-9-CM	International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification
NCHS	National Center for Health Statistics
NHDS	National Hospital Discharge Survey
NHLBI	National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
PCI	percutaneous coronary intervention
PTCA	percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
STEMI	ST-segment–elevation myocardial infarction
STS	Society of Thoracic Surgeons
TOF	tetralogy of Fallot
VSD	ventricular septal defect