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Most commonly used echocardiographic abbreviations Only use abbreviation if used more than 3 times in manuscript. Abbreviation A A'

Adur Adur:Ardur AI AMVL Ao AR ARdur AT AT:ET AV AVC AVO CAM CFD CI CO CSA D DE DTE p E EAfus E'

E:A E':A' E'A'fus E:E' EDV EDVI E:IVRT EPSS EF EROA ESV ESVI

Definition Peak velocity of late transmitral flow Peak velocity of diastolic mitral annular motion as determined by pulsed wave Doppler Duration of the A wave Ratio of Adur to ARdur Aortic insufficiency Anterior (anteromedial) mitral valve leaflet Aorta Peak velocity of pulmonary vein flow reversal at atrial contraction Duration of the AR wave Acceleration time Ratio of AT to ET Aortic valve Aortic valve closure Aortic valve opening Chordal anterior motion Color flow Doppler Cardiac index Cardiac output Cross sectional area Peak velocity of diastolic pulmonary vein flow Doppler echocardiography Deceleration time of early diastolic transmitral flow Pressure gradient Peak velocity of early diastolic transmitral flow Peak velocity of summated E and A waves Peak velocity of early diastolic mitral annular motion as determined by pulsed wave Doppler Ratio of E to A Ratio of E' to A' Peak velocity of summated E' and A' waves Ratio of E to E' End-diastolic volume End-diastolic volume index Ratio of E to IVRT E-point-to-septal separation Ejection fraction Effective regurgitant orifice area End-systolic volume End-systolic volume index

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ET E:Vp FAC FS HR IMP IVCT IVRT IVS IVSd IVSs IVS% LA LA:Ao LAD LA area LAA LAA flow LAmax

lat LV LVIDd LVIDs LVOT LVPW LVPWd LVPW% LVPWs Mid-LVO MPA MR MV MVA MVG MVO MVC PEP PEP:ET PA PH PHT

Ejection time Ratio of E to Vp Fractional Area Change Fractional shortening Heart rate Index of Myocardial Performance Isovolumic (isovolumetric) contraction time Isovolumic (or isovolumetric) relaxation time Interventricular septum Interventricular septum thickness at end-diastole Interventricular septum thickness at end-systole Fractional thickening of the IVS Left atrium Ratio of the left atrial dimension to the aortic annulus dimension Left atrial diameter Left atrial area Left auricular appendage Peak velocity in LAA Maximum LA dimension from a right parasternal short axis heart base view (measured from a twodimensional image) Lateral Left ventricle Left ventricular internal dimension at end-diastole Left ventricular internal dimension at end-systole Left ventricular outflow tract Left ventricular posterior wall Left ventricular posterior wall thickness at end-diastole Fractional thickening of the left ventricular posterior wall Left ventricular posterior wall thickness at end-systole Mid-left ventricular obstruction Main pulmonary artery Mitral regurgitation Mitral valve Mitral valve area Myocardial velocity gradient Mitral valve opening Mitral valve closure Preejection period Ratio of PEP to ET Pulmonary artery Pulmonary hypertension Pressure half time

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PI PMVL PPM PV RA RAD RAA RV RVDd RVDs RVOT S S'

SAM sept SFF SR () SrR SV SVI 2D 3D 4D TAPSE TDI TR TV Vmax Vp

VTI

Pulmonic insufficiency Posterior (posterolateral) mitral valve leaflet Papillary muscles Pulmonary valve Right atrium Right atrial diameter Right auricular appendage Right ventricle Right ventricular dimension at enddiastole Right ventricular dimension at endsystole Right ventricular outflow tract Peak velocity of systolic pulmonary vein flow Peak velocity of systolic mitral annular motion as determined by pulsed wave Doppler Systolic anterior motion Septal Systolic filling fraction of pulmonary vein flow Strain Strain rate Stroke volume Stroke volume index two-dimensional three-dimensional four-dimensional Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion Tissue Doppler Imaging Tricuspid regurgitation Tricuspid valve Peak velocity Peak velocity of early diastolic flow as determined by color M-mode flow propagation Velocity time integral

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