| LA | left atrium |
| RA | right atrium |
| LV | left ventricle |
| RV | right ventricle |
| CHD | congenital heart disease |
| FO | foramen ovale |
| PFO | patent foramen ovale |
| ASD | atrial septal defect |
| ECMO | extracorporeal membrane oxygenation |
| VAD | ventricular assist device |
| HLHS | hypoplastic left heart syndrome |
| TGA | transposition of great arteries |
| PVR | pulmonary vascular resistance |
| SVR | systemic vascular resistance |
| CVA | cerebrovascular accident |
| TIA | transient ischemic attack |
| TTE | transthoracic echocardiography |
| TEE | transesophageal echocardiography |
| TCD | transcranial Doppler |
| ICE | intracardiac echocardiography |
| CMR | cardiac magnetic resonance |