PART 9: INDEX OF ABBREVIATIONS

PART 9: INDEX OF ABBREVIATIONS

PART 9: Index of Abbreviations

AF: atrial fibrillation bpm: beats per minute

CaCO2: carbon dioxide content of the arterial blood CAD: coronary artery disease

CaO2: oxygen content of arterial blood CK: creatinine kinase

CKMB: MB fraction of creatinine kinase CKMM: MM fraction of creatinine kinase CO: cardiac outpu

CODo: Doppler-derived cardiac output COTD: thermodiltion derived cardiac output CPO: cardiac power output

CPODO: Doppler-derived cardiac power output CPOTD:: thermodilution-derived cardiac power output CSA: cross sectional area

cTnI: cardiac troponine I

CvCO2 : carbon dioxide of the mixed venous blood

CvO2: mixed venous oxygen content of mixed venous blood DAP: diastolic systemic arterial pressure

dP/dtmax: maximal rate of pressure generation in the left ventricle dP/dtmin: the maximal rate of ventricular relaxation

dv/dtmax: maximal acceleration of flow

EDPVR: end-diastolic pressure volume relationship EDV: end-diastolic volume

EF: ejection fraction

ESPVR: end-systolic pressure volume relationship ESV: end-systolic volume

FAC: fractional area change

FS%: fractional shortening of the left ventricle

FWTS: fractional wall thickening of the interventricular septum FWTW: fractional wall thickening of the left ventricular free wall HR: heart rate

ICT: isovolulmetric contraction time IRT: isovolumetric relaxation time IVS: interventricular septum thickness

IVSd: end-diastolic interventricular septum thickness IVSs: end-systolic interventricular septum thickness LDH: lactate dehydrogenase

LVEA: left ventricular external area

LVEAd: end-diastolic left ventricular external area LVEAs: end-systolic left ventricular external area LVET: left ventricular ejection time

LVFW: left ventricular free wall thickness

LVFWd: end-diastolic left ventricular free wall thickness LVFWs: end-systolic left ventricular free wall thickness LVIA: left ventricular internal area

LVIAd: end-diastolic left ventricular internal area LVIAs: end-systolic left ventricular internal area LVID: left ventricular internal diameter

LVIDd: end-diastolic left ventricular internal diameter LVIDs: end-systolic left ventricular internal diameter LVMM: left ventricular myocardial mass

LVP: left ventricular pressure

MAP: mean systemic arterial pressure MYA: myocardial area

MYAd: end-diastolic myocardial area MYAs: end-systolic myocardial area

PCWP: pulmonary capillary wedge pressure PEP: pre-ejection period

SAP: systolic systemic arterial pressure STI: systolic time intervals

SVR: systemic vascular resistance

Vcirc: mean velocity of circumferential fibre shortening VCO2: of carbon dioxide eliminated by the lungs Vmax: maximal velocity of flow

VO2 : oxygen uptake by the lungs

VO2max: maximal oxygen uptake of the lungs VSD: ventricular septal defect

VTI: velocity time integral WS: wall stress