ECG Abbreviations and glossary
AF atrial fibrillation
A-FLUT atrial flutter
ASD atrial septal defect
ASYS asystole
AT atrial tachycardia
AV atrioventricular
AVB atrioventricular block
AVNRT av nodal re-entry tachycardia
CHB complete heart block
Concordance: When T waves deflect in the same direction as the terminal portion of the QRS complex in bundle branch blocks. This usually represents an abnormal route of repolarization.
Coupling Interval: The interval between a normal sinus beat and the following premature beat
ECG electrocardiogram
EF ejection fraction
EKG electrokardiogram
EMD electromechanical dissociation
ES extrasystole
HRV heart rate variability
HZ hertz
ILBBB incomplete left bundle branch block
IRBBB incomplete right bundle branch block
LAA left atrial abnormality
LAD left axis deviation
LAFB left anterior fascicular block
LAH left anterior hemiblock
LBBB left bundle branch block
LPFP left posterior fascicular block
LPH left Posterior Hemiblock
LVH left ventricular hypertrophy
MAT multifocal atrial tachycardia
MI myocardial infarction
MM millimetre
MV millivolt
NSR normal sinus rhythm
NSTEMI non st elevation myocardial infarction
PAC premature atrial contraction
PAF paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
PEA pulseless electrical activity
PRWP poor r wave progression
PSVT
PVC premature ventricular contraction
QTc corrected QT interval (QTc = QT ÷ √RR)
RAA right atrial abnormality
RAD right axis deviation
RBBB right bundle branch block
RVH right ventricicle hypertrophy
SA sinoatrial
SB sinus bradycardia
ST sinus tachycardia
STEMI st elevation myocardial infarction
SVES supraventricular extra systole
SVT supraventricular tachycardia
TNT troponin t
TP torsades des pointes
V volts
VPB ventricular premature beat
VES ventricular extra systole
VF ventricular fibrillation
VT ventricular tachycardia
WPW wolff-parkinson white syndrome