| Abbreviations | Meaning |
 | HCVE | Human Cardiac Valve Endothelium |
 | ICI | Intracardiac Infection |
 | SCD-HEFT | Sudden Cardiac Death In Heart Failure: Trial Of Prophylactic Amiodarone Vs Implantable Defibrillator Therapy |
 | LBCD | Left Border Of Cardiac Dullness |
 | CI | Cardiac Index |
 | MDC | Metoprolol In Dilated Cardiomyopathy [trial] |
 | ICCM | Idiopathic Congestive Cardiomyopathy |
 | FMCG | Fetal Magnetocardiography |
 | EKG | Electrocardiogram, Electrocardiography |
 | CICU | Cardiac Intensive Care Unit; Cardiovascular Inpatient Care Unit; Coronary Intensive Care Unit |
 | ECHO | Echocardiogram |
 | VCF | Velocardiofacial [syndrome]; Velocity Of Circumferential Fiber [lengthening]; Ventricular Contractility Function |
 | OCRG | Oxycardiorespirography |
 | PRACTICAL | Placebo-Controlled Randomized ACE Inhibition Comparative Trial In Cardiac Infarction And Left Ventricular Function |
 | CP | Cardiac Pacing |