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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Apr 28.
Published in final edited form as: Circulation. 2012 Dec 12;127(1):e6–e245. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0b013e31828124ad

Abbreviations Used in Chapter 15

ASD atrial septal defect
AV atrioventricular
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CHD coronary heart disease
CI confidence interval
DM diabetes mellitus
HD heart disease
HPLHS hypoplastic left heart syndrome
ICD-9 International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision
ICD-10 International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision
MACDP Metropolitan Atlanta Congenital Defects Program
NCHS National Center for Health Statistics
NH non-Hispanic
NHLBI National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
RR relative risk
TGA transposition of the great arteries
TOF tetralogy of Fallot
VSD ventricular septal defect