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. 2018 Feb 2;5(1):G1–G10. doi: 10.1530/ERP-17-0075

Abbreviations

AH Athletic heart
ARVC Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
AV Aortic valve
BSA Body surface area
DCM Dilated cardiomyopathy
EDV End diastolic volume
EF Ejection fraction
HCM Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
IVSd Interventricular septal (thickness) in diastole
LA Left atrium
LBBB Left bundle branch block
LV Left ventricle
LVDd Left ventricular diameter in diastole
LVH Left ventricular hypertrophy
LVMI Left ventricular mass index
LVNC Left ventricular non-compaction
LVPWd Left ventricular posterior wall (thickness) in diastole
MET Metabolic equivalent test
PSAX Parasternal short axis
RA Right atrium
RBBB Right bundle branch block
RV Right ventricle
RVD Right ventricular diameter
RVOT Right ventricular outflow tract
RWT Relative wall thickness
SADS Sudden arrhythmic death syndrome
SV Stroke volume
TDI Tissue Doppler imaging
TTE Transthoracic echocardiography