Abbreviation Index

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1V non-cyanosed, single ventricle circulation
2V-LV biventricular ciculation with a subaortic left ventricle
2V-RV biventricular circulation with a subaortic right ventricle
6-MWD 6-min walking distance
β-TG β-thromboglobulin
A
A-CHD acyanotic congenital heart disease
AA aortic atresia
AAA Aortic arch anomaly
AAD antiarrhythmic drug
AAH aortic arch hypoplasia
AAO Aortic arch obstruction
AAS atrial arrhythmias
ABPOTAA abnormal branching pattern of the aortic arch
ABSC Behavior Assessment System for Children
AC aortic coarctation
ACC cortic cross clamp
ACD Atriventricular canal defects
ACEI angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor
ACHD adults with congenital heart disease
ACS Acute Coronary Syndrome
AD Aortic deformity
AD/AA meds antidepressant/antianxiety medications
ADC apparent diffusion coefficient
ADD antidepressant drug
ADHD attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder
ADM adrenomedullin
ADMA asymmetrical dimethyl-L-arginine
AEs adverse events
AF atrial fibrillation
AGV Anomalies of the great veins
AH Arch hypoplasia
AHD acyanotic heart disease
AI aortic insufficiency
AIS aortic isthmus stenosis
AIT amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis
AKI acute kidney injury
ALCAPA Anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery
ALV abnormal lung vessels
ALVS aorto left ventricular shunt
ALVT aortico-left ventricular tunnel
ANP atrial natriuretic peptide
AO aortic obstruction
AOR aortic regurgitation
AOS aortic stenosis
AOV aortic valve
AP aortic prolapse
AP window atriopulmonary window
APA Anomalies of the pulmonary artery
APS Aorto-pulmonary shunt
APSD Aortopulmonary septal defect
APV absent pulmonary valve syndrome
APVR anomalous pulmonary venous return
APVS absent pulmonary valve syndrome
APW aortic to pulmonary window
AR aortic regurgitation
ARA Aortic root aneurysm
ARB angiotensin receptor blocker
ARF acute renal failure
AS Aortic sclerosis
ASD atrial septal defect
ASD-PAPVR Sinus venosus ASD-PAPVR
ASF Atrial septal fenestration
ASO arterial switch operation
ATP anti-tachycardia pacing
AV aortic valve
AV block atrioventricular block
AV-B atrioventricular conduction block
AVA aortic valve anomaly
AVAS aortic valve atresia
AVC complete atrial ventricular canal defect type C
AVD atrioventricular valve dysplasia
AVI aortic valve insufficiency
AVR aortic valve replacement
AVS aortic valve stenosis
AVSD atrioventricular septal defect
AVT acute vasoreactivity test
AW aortopulmonary window
AcTc acceleration time corrected
AhR aryl hydrocarbon receptor
aEEG amplitude-integrated electroencephalography
aPC activated protein C
asymm TAV asymmetric tricuspid aortic valve
B
BAI beck anxiety inventory
BAS balloon atrial septostomy
BAV bicuspid aortic valve
BAV-CoA bicuspid aortic valve with coarctation of the aorta
BAVC balanced atrioventricular canal
BGP Abnormal background pattern
BIC Bayesian Information Criterion
BL body length
BMI body mass index
BNP brain natriuretic peptide
BPAS branch pulmonary artery stenosis
BPD biparietal diameter
BRS baroreflex sensitivity
BS burst suppression
BSA body surface area
BSID Bayley Scales of Infant Development
BSVC bilateral superior vera cava
BT Blalok–Taussig
BTC Barriers to Care Questionnaire
BTT bridged to transplant
BVP biventricular physiology
BVP-AAO biventricular physiology with aortic arch obstruction
BW body weight
Bc bicuspide aorta
BiV biventricular lesion
BiV dd-PBF Biventricular ductal-depedent pulmonary blood flow
BiV dd-SBF Biventricular ductal-depedent systemic blood flow
bic AOV bicuspid aortic valve
C
C-CHD cyanotic congenital heart disease
CAA Coronary artery anomalies
CACA Congenital anomalies of coronary arteries
CAE coronary artery ectasia
CAF coronary arterial fistula
CAPBS cardiopulmonary bypass
CAS conus arteriosus syndrome
CASI Children’s Anxiety Sensitivity Index
CAT common arterial trunk
CAVC complete atrioventricular canal
CAVSD complete atrioventricular septal defect
CAVV Common Atrioventricular Valve
CBL volumns of cerebellum
CBPS congenital branch pulmonary stenosis
CC chest circumference
CCD congenital cardiac diseases
CCS Bayley-III Cognitive Composite Score
CCT cross clamp time
CD combined defect
CDI Communicative Development Inventory
CDIS Cardiac Denial of Impact Scale
CECs circulating endothelial cells
CHB complete heart block
CHD congenital heart disease
CHD-PVD CHD with pulmonary vascular disease
CHDFI Congenital Heart Disease Functional Index
CHD–PVD congenital heart disease-pulmonary vascular disease
CI cardical index
CIAS Childhood Illness Attitude Scales
CIAV Congenital insufficiency of aortic valve
CIMT Carotid intima-media thickness
CK-MB creatine kinase-MB
CKD chronic kidney disease
CL/CR Least-Concentration to the Systemic-Recirculation concentration Ratios
CLV continuous low voltage
CMV cleft mitral valves
CMVS congenital mitral valve stenosis
CP Cheatham-Platin
CPB cardiopulmonary bypass
CPET cardiopulmonary exercise testing
CPR cerebroplacental ratio
CRHD corrected congenital right heart disease
CRP C-reative protein
CS cardiac surgery
CS-AKI Cardiac surgery associated–acute kidney injury
CSD coronary sinus dilation
CSE cystathionine gamma-lyase
CSF cerebrospinal fluid
CTDs conotruncal defects
CTGF connective tissue growth factor
CTI cavotricuspid isthmus
CTR caridiothoracic ratio
CTnI cardiac troponin I
CV cardiovascular
CVI Cardiac valve incompetence
CVL central venous line
CVP cardiovascular profile
Cho choline
CoA coarctation of aorta
Cr creatinine
CysC Cystatin C
cNCR corrected negative chronotropic response
cPST corrected cardiac parasympathetic nervous tone
cSBP central systolic blood pressure
cTnT cardiac troponin T
cVSD conoventricular VSD
ccT Congenitally corrected transposition
ccTGA congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries
D
D-MGA dextro-malposition of the great arteries
D-TGA dextro-transposition of the great arteries
DA decreased arborization of arteries
DAA double aortic arch
DB decreased background filling
DC disease complexity
DCCV direct current cardioversion
DCM dilated cardiomyopathy
DCRV Double-chambered right ventricle
DHCA deep hypothermic circulatory arrest
DI double inlet
DILV double inlet left ventricle
DIVM double-inlet ventricle malformation
DKS Damus-Kaye-Stansel procedure
DM diabetes mellitus
DOA dilatation of aorta
DOLV double outlet left ventricle
DORV double outlet right ventricle
DOV double outlet ventricular
DPA Dilation of the pulmonary artery
DPAP diastolic pulmonary artery pressure
DTA Dilated thoracic aorta
DTI diffusion tensor imaging
DV-PIV the pulsatility index for veins of ductus venosus
dd-PBF Ductal-dependent pulmonary blood flow
dd-SBF Ductal-dependent systemic blood flow
E
EA Ebstein's anomaly
EAT ectopic atrial beat
EATC ectopic atrial tachycardia
ECD Endocardial cushion defect
ECFE endocardial fibroelastosis
ECMO extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
ECT extracorporeal circulation time
EEG electroencephalography
EF ejection fraction
EFW estimated fetal weight
EIS Eisenmenger physiology or unrepaired cyanotic heart defect
EM Ebstein's malformation
EMBW estimated fetal body weight
ES Eisenmenger syndrome
ET exercise time
ET-1 endothelin-1
eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate
eNOS endothelial nitric oxide synthase
F
FA femoral artery
FABP plasma intestinal fatty acid–binding protein
FC Fontan circulation
FEF 50 forced expiratory flow at 50% of FVC
FEV1 forced expiratory volume in 1 second
FH family history
FIC fractional increase in creatinine
FIGN fidgetin
FIOL fetal intolerance of labor
FL lenth of fetal femur
FMBV fractional moving blood volume
FONT Fontan palliation
FPG fasting blood glucose level
FS fraction shortening
FSV functional single ventricle
FT flat tracing
FU follow up
FUVH functionally univentricular heart
FVC forced vital capacity
f QRS fragment QRS
G
GA gestional age
GDF-15 growth-differentiation factor 15
GDP Gross domestic product
GEC T score Global Executive Composite T score
GFR glomerular filtration rate
GIT gastrointestinal symptoms
GLMM General Linear Mixed Models
GM gray matter
GMI general memory index
GSE general self-efficacy
GSTM1 glutathione S-transferase mu1
GVT great vessel transposition
H
HA hypoplastic arch
HAA hypoplastic aortic arch
HADS-A higher levels of anxiety
HADS-D higher levels of depression
HAPI hospital-acquired pressure injury
HC head circumference
HCM Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
HF heart failure
HFSS Heart Failure Survival Score
HLHS hypoplastic left heart syndrome
HLV hypoplastic left ventricle
HMGB1 high-mobility group box 1
HR heart rate
HRH hypoplastic right heart
HRHS hypoplastic right heart syndrome
HRV hypoplastic right ventricle
HTX heterotaxy
Hb Haemoglobin
Hcy Homocysteine
HrQoL health-related quality of life
hArg Homoarginine
hsTnT high-sensitive troponin T
hypo RV hypoplastic right ventricle
I
IAA Interrupted aortic arch
IART intra-atrial re-entrant tachycardia
IAVD Isolated aortic valve disease
ICD/ICDs implantable cardioverter defibrillators
IE infective endocarditis
IGT impaired glucose tolerance
IL interleukin
IL-10 plasma levels of interleukin-10
IL-6 plasma levels of interleukin-6
IPPV intermittent positive pressure ventilation
IPS infundibular pulmonary stenosis
IPS-A acquired type of infundibular pulmonary stenosis
IQR interquartile range
IS inotrope score
ITA interruption of the aorta
IUS-R Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale-Revised
IVD interventricular dyssynchrony
IVS intact ventricular septum
InTc heart-rate-corrected inflection time
iNOS inductible nitric oxide synthase
iPAH idiopathic PAH
J
JA Junctional acceleration
JET junctional ectopic tachycardia
K
KIM 1 Kidney Injury Molecule 1
L
L-TGA levo-transposition of the great arteries
LAS QOL Linear Analog Scale Quality of Life
LC left coronary
LCHB late complete heart block
LCOS low cardiac output syndrome
LCS Bayley-III Language Composite Score
LDIR low-dose ionizing radiation
LHO left heart obstruction
LOS length of stay
LPA left pulmonary artery
LQT1 long-QT syndrome 1
LQT2 long-QT syndrome 2
LRAI Left and right atrial isomerism
LS-CHD left-sided congenital heart disease
LSL left side lesions
LSOD Left sided obstruction defects
LSOOL Left-sided outflow obstructive lesions
LST Land surface temperature
LSVC left superior vena cava
LT left thoracotomy
LTRS left-to-right shunting
LV left ventricle
LVEDP left ventricular end-diastolic pressure
LVEF Left ventricular ejection fraction
LVET left ventricular ejection time
LVH left ventricular hypertrophy
LVID left ventricular internal dimensions
LVMPI left ventricular myocardial performance index
LVNC left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy
LVOT(HLHS) left ventricular outflow tract obstruction(hypoplastic left heart syndrome)
LVOTO left ventricular outflow tract obstruction
LVRAS left ventricular to right atrium shunt
M
M-ABC-2 Movement Assessment Battery for Children-second version 2
MA mitral atresia
MAD Mitral and aortic disease
MAF minor allele frequency
MAPCA major aorto pulmonary collateral artery
MAPCAS major aorto-pulmonary collateral arteries
MAS mitral and aortic stenosis
MCA middle cerebral artery
MCA-PI middle cerebral artery pulsatility index
MCS mental component summary of the SF-36
MD Mitral disease
MDCT multidetectorrow computed tomography
MDI mental developmental index
MEE measured resting energy expenditure
MGA malposition of the great arteries
MGV malposed great vessels
MI mitral valve insufficiency
MID Mirror Image Dextrocardia
MMP-2 matrix metalloproteinases 2
MOT malformation of the outflow tract
MP mitral prolapse
MPA main pulmonary artery
MPAD main pulmonary artery diameter
MPI T/B myocardial perfusion imaging targer/background
MPV mean platelet volume
MR mitral regurgitation
MR pro-ADM mid-regional pro-adrenomedullin
MRMV moderate regurgitation of the mitral valve
MRSI magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging
MS mitral stenosis
MSOF multiple system organ failure
MV mechanical ventilation
MVA mitral valve abnormalities
MVD mitral valve dysplasia
MVP mitral valve prolapse
MVR mitral valve replacement
MVS mitral valve stenosis
Mvsat mixed venous oxygen saturation
mPAP mean pulmonary artery pressure
mVSD malalignment ventricular septal defect
N
NAA N-acetylaspartate
NAVA neurally adjusted ventilatory assist
NCR negative chronotropic response
NDD neurodevelopmental disabilities
NE norepinephrine
NEC necrotizing enterocolitis
NGAL neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin
NICU neonatal intensive care unit
NIRS near-infrared spectroscopy
NLRP3 nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like (NOD)-like receptor protein 3
NO nitric oxide
NOAC novel oral anticoagulants
NRGV normally related great vessels
NT pro-BNP N-terminal–pro-brain natriuretic peptide
NYHA New York Heart Association
O
OA overriding aorta
OER Oxygen extraction rate
OL obstructive lesion
OPD ostium primum defects
OR operating room
Outlet membranous VSD Outlet membranous ventricular septal defect
P
P-LRBS permanent left-to-right blood shunt
PA pulmonary atresia
PA-IVS pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum
PAA pulmonary artery absent
PAB pulmonary artery trunk banding
PAC pulmonary artery conduit
PAD patent arterial duct
PADP pulmonary artery diastolic pressure
PAH pulmonary arterial hypertension
PAI-1 plasma plasminogen activator inhibitor 1
PAP pulmonary artery pressure
PAPVC partial anomaly of pulmonary venous connection
PAPVD partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage
PAPVR partial anomalous pulmonary venous return
PAR pulmonary artery resistance
PAS pulmonary artery stenosis
PASD Primum atrial septal defect closure
PASP pulmonary artery systolic pressure
PATD pulmonary artery trunk diameter
PATR pulmonary artery atresia
PATS pulmonary atresia
PAVC partial atrioventricular canal
PBF pulmonary perfusion
PCICU pediatric cardiac intensive care unit
PCQLI Pediatric Cardiac Quality of Life Inventory
PCS physical component summary score
PD-ECGF/TP platelet derived endothelial cell growth factor/thymidine phosphorylase (PD-ECGF/TP)
PDA patent ductus arteriosus
PDI psychomotor developmental index
PDW platelet distribution width
PEFR peak expiratory flow rate
PFO patent foramen ovale
PGI2 prostacyclin analogs
PH pulmonary hypertension
PHC perveived health competence
PI Pulmonary insufficiency
PICU pediatric intensive care unit
PIGF placental growth factor
PLSVC persistent left superior vena cava
PMT porosity of myocardial tissue
PMV prolonged mechanical ventilation
PO pulmonary obstruction
POD 1 postoperative day 1
PPAP peak pulmonary artery pressure
PPHT persistent pulmonary hypertension
PPS peripheral pulmonary stenosis
PR pulmonary regurgitation
PRA panel-reactive antibody
PRISM Pediatric Risk of Mortality I
PRUV persistent right umbilical vein
PS pulmonary stenosis/pulmonary artery stenosis
PSS Perceived Stress Scale
PST cardiac parasympathetic nervous tone
PT planum temporale
PTA Persistent truncus arteriosus
PTB preterm birth
PV pulmonary valve
PVA pulmonary venous anomaly
PVAVR Pulmonary ventricular AVR
PVCs premature ventricular contractions
PVD pulmonary valve disease
PVOD pulmonary vascular obstructive disease
PVOS Pulmonary ventricular outflow stenosis
PVR pulmonary vascular resistance
PVRi pulmonary vascular resistance index
PVS pulmonary valve stenosis
PWD P-wave Dispersion
Pm VSD perimembranous ventricular septal defect
p-AVSD partial atrioventricular septal defect
pNF-H phosphorylated neurofilament heavy subunit
Q
QOL quality of life
QTP Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
QTd QT dispersion
Qp pulmonary blood flow
Qp/Qs pulmonary-to-systemic flow ratio
Qs systemic blood flow
R
R-L fusion of right coronary cusp and left coronary cusp
R-NC fusion of right coronary cusp and noncoronary cusp
RAA right aortic arch
RAAWMIB Right aortic arch with mirror image branching
RACHS-1 Risk Adjustment for Congenital Heart Surgery 1
RAI Right atrial isomerism
RAP mean right atrial pressure
RAS restrictive atrial septum
RBC red blood cell
RDA repaired ductus arteriosus
RDACD right dominant atrioventricular canal defect
RDW Red cell distribution width
RF radiofrequency
RFCA radiofrequency catheter ablation
RI resistance index
RLBV aretroesophageal left brachiocephalic vein
RLD Restrictive lung disease
ROC receiver operating characteristic curves
RPA right pulmonary artery
RSL right side lesions
RSOOL Right-sided outflow obstructive lesions
RSV respiratory syncytial virus
RT right thoracotomy
RV right ventricular
RV-PA-Cd right ventricular to pulmonary valveless conduit
RVAD right ventricular assist device
RVD Right ventricular diverticulum
RVDP right ventricular diastolic pressure
RVDT right ventricle diameter
RVEF Right ventricular ejection fraction
RVESVi Right ventricular end systolic volume index
RVET right ventricular ejection time
RVH right ventricular hypoplasia
RVHP right ventricular hypertrophy
RVOTO right ventricular outflow tract obstruction
RVP mean right ventricular pressure
RVSD repaired VSD
RVSP Right ventricular systolic pressure
Rp pulmonary arterial resistance
Rp/Rs pulmonary-to-systemic resistance ratio
Rs systemic arterial resistance
rCHD repaired congenital heart disease
rDA right descending aorta
S
SA Single atrium
SAM subaortic membrane
SAS Subvalvular aortic stenosis
SASD Secundum atrial septal defect
SASV secundum atrial septal ventricle
SAVV Systemic Atrioventricular Valve
SAVVR systemic atrioventricular valve regurgitation
SBF systomic presusion
SBP systemic atery systolic blood pressure
SCAS Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale
SCD sudden cardiac death
SD septal defect
SDI systolic dyssynchrony index
SDMA septal defect with minor abnormalities
SEIQoL-DW schedule for the evaluation of individual quality of life-direct weighting
SES Socioeconomic status
SF-36 36 item short form health survey
SGA small for gestational age
SI situs inversus
SILV Single inlet left ventricle
SIMV-PRVC+PS pressure-regulated volume-controlled synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation with pressure support
SLV small left ventricle
SMVR severe mitral valve regurgitation
SMWTd six-minute walk test distance
SNAP-PE Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology–Perinatal Extension
SPAP systolic pulmonary artery pressure
SPF Systemic-pulmonary fistulas
SPS subvalvular pulmonary stenosis
SPVF subpulmonary ventricular function
SRV single right ventricle
SS subaortic stenosis
SSRI selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
STAI Spielberger Trait Anxiety Inventory
STAT category based on Society of Thoracic Surgeons and European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery Congenital Heart Surgery Mortality Score
STPVCA supracardic total pulmonary venous connection anomalous
STS Society of Thoracic Surgeons
SV single ventricular
SVA Sinus of valsalva aneurysm
SVAS supravalvular aortic stenosis
SVAVR Systemic ventricular AVR
SVCHD Single ventricle congenital heart defects
SVD Sinus venosus defect
SVES supraventricular extrasystole
SVF systemic ventricular function
SVHD Single ventricle heart defects
SVOS Systemic ventricular outflow stenosis
SVR systemic vascular resistance
SVS semilunar valves stenosis
SVSD single ventricular septal defect
SWC Sleep-wake cycle
SWLS higher satisfaction with life
SYPCA systemic-pulmonary collateral arteries
sST2 Soluble suppression of tumorogenicity 2
scTnI sensitive cardiac troponin I
T
TA Truncus arteriosus
TAA thoracic aortic aneurysm
TAAH transverse aortic arch hypoplasi
TAC Truncus arteriosus communis
TAPVC Total abnormal pulmonary venous connection
TAPVD Total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage
TAPVR Total anomalous pulmonary venous return
TAS Truncus arteriosus
TBA Taussig-Bing anomaly
TBV total brain volume
TBX1 T‑box transcription factor 1
TC Transposition complexes
TCHB Transient complete heart block
TCPC total cavo-pulmonary connection
TDML thoracic duct mass ligation
TEE transesophageal echocardiogram
TGA transposition of the great arteries
TGV Transposition of Great Vessels
TI tricuspid infufficiency
TICV total intracranial volume
TIMP2 tissue inhibitor of metallo proteinases-2
TISS Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System
TIT transcatheter interventional therapy
TM Thrombomodulin
TNF-α plasma tumor necrosis factor alpha
TNT troponin-T
TOF tetralogy of Fallot
TPR total pulmonary resistence
TPRI total pulmonary resistence index
TPV time to peak velocity
TR tricuspid regurgitation
TRP total pulmonary resistance
TRPI total pulmonary resistance index
TRV the peak velocity of tricuspid regurgitation
TS tricuspid senosis
TTE transthoracic echocardiogram
TV tricuspid valve
TVD tricuspid valve defect
TVR tricuspid valve replacement
Tpo offspring risk predictors
t-PA tissue-type plasminogen activator
U
U-AVSD unbalanced AVSD
UA umbilical artery
UACR urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio
UAVC Unbalanced atrioventricular canal
UDSC Unspecified defects of septal closure
UH univentricular heart
UVA Univentricular anatomy
UVH univentricular heart
V
VAD ventricular assist device
VAS valvar aorta stenosis
VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor
VES ventricular extrasystole
VF ventricular fibrillation
VI Ventricular inversion
VIS vasoactive inotropic score
VPS Valvular pulmonary stenosis
VSD ventricular septal defect
VT registered ventricular tachycardias treated with ablation therapy
VTA ventricular tachyarrhythmia
VTI Velocity time integral
VWF:Ag plasma von Willebrand factor antigen
vWF von Willebrand factor
W
W-PA w/pulmonary artery
W-PS w/pulmonary stenosis
WBC white blood cell
WHO FC WHO functional class
WM White matter
WPA wedge pulmonary arteriography
WPW Wolff-Parkinson-White
Y
YABCL Young adult behavior checklist
YASR Young adult self reported
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