Abbreviations Used in Chapter 16

AED	automated external defibrillator
AHA	American Heart Association
AF	atrial fibrillation
AMI	acute myocardial infarction
ARIC	Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study
AV	atrioventricular
BMI	body mass index
BP	blood pressure
CABG	cardiac revascularization (coronary artery bypass graft)
CAD	coronary artery disease
CARDIA	Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults
CHD	coronary heart disease
CHS	Cardiovascular Health Study
CI	confidence interval
CKD	chronic kidney disease
CVD	cardiovascular disease
DM	diabetes mellitus
ECG	electrocardiogram
ED	emergency department
EMS	emergency medical services
FHS	Framingham Heart 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
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
SBP	systolic blood pressure
SNP	single nucleotide polymorphism
SVT	supraventricular tachycardia
TdP	torsade de pointes
VF	ventricular fibrillation
VT	ventricular tachycardia