Most commonly used echocardiographic abbreviations

Only use abbreviation if used more than 3 times in manuscript.

Abbreviation Definition Dimension

A Peak velocity of late transmitral flow m/s
A' Peak velocity of diastolic mitral cm/s
annular motion as determined by
pulsed wave Doppler
Adur Duration of the A wave ms
Adur:Ardur Ratio of Adur to ARdur dimensionless
AI Aortic insufficiency -
AMVL Anterior (anteromedial) mitral valve -
leaflet
Ao Aorta -
AR Peak velocity of pulmonary vein m/s
flow reversal at atrial contraction
ARdur Duration of the AR wave ms
AT Acceleration time ms
AT:ET Ratio of AT to ET dimensionless
AV Aortic valve -
AVC Aortic valve closure -
AVO Aortic valve opening -
CAM Chordal anterior motion -
CFD Color flow Doppler -
CI Cardiac index mL/min/m2
CO Cardiac output mL/min
CSA Cross sectional area cm2
D Peak velocity of diastolic pulmonary m/s
vein flow
DE Doppler echocardiography -
DTE Deceleration time of early diastolic ms
transmitral flow
p Pressure gradient mmHg
E Peak velocity of early diastolic m/s
transmitral flow
EAfus Peak velocity of summated E and A m/s
waves
E' Peak velocity of early diastolic cm/s
mitral annular motion as determined
by pulsed wave Doppler
E:A Ratio of E to A dimensionless
E':A' Ratio of E' to A' dimensionless
E'A'fus Peak velocity of summated E' and A' cm/s
waves
E:E' Ratio of E to E' dimensionless
EDV End-diastolic volume mL
EDVI End-diastolic volume index mL/m2
E:IVRT Ratio of E to IVRT dimensionless
EPSS E-point-to-septal separation mm
EF Ejection fraction %
EROA Effective regurgitant orifice area cm2
ESV End-systolic volume mL
ESVI End-systolic volume index mL/m2
ET Ejection time ms
E:Vp Ratio of E to Vp dimensionless
FAC Fractional Area Change %
FS Fractional shortening %
HR Heart rate min-1
IMP Index of Myocardial Performance dimensionless
IVCT Isovolumic (isovolumetric) ms
contraction time
IVRT Isovolumic (or isovolumetric) ms
relaxation time
IVS Interventricular septum -
IVSd Interventricular septum thickness at mm
end-diastole
IVSs Interventricular septum thickness at mm
end-systole
IVS% Fractional thickening of the IVS %
LA Left atrium -
LA:Ao Ratio of the left atrial dimension to dimensionless
the aortic annulus dimension
LAD Left atrial diameter mm
LA area Left atrial area cm2
LAA Left auricular appendage -
LAA flow Peak velocity in LAA m/s
LAmax Maximum LA dimension from a mm
right parasternal short axis heart
base view (measured from a two-
dimensional image)
lat Lateral -
LV Left ventricle -
LVIDd Left ventricular internal dimension mm
at end-diastole
LVIDs Left ventricular internal dimension mm
at end-systole
LVOT Left ventricular outflow tract -
LVPW Left ventricular posterior wall -
LVPWd Left ventricular posterior wall mm
thickness at end-diastole
LVPW% Fractional thickening of the left %
ventricular posterior wall
LVPWs Left ventricular posterior wall mm
thickness at end-systole
Mid-LVO Mid-left ventricular obstruction -
MPA Main pulmonary artery -
MR Mitral regurgitation -
MV Mitral valve -
MVA Mitral valve area cm2
MVG Myocardial velocity gradient cm/s
MVO Mitral valve opening -
MVC Mitral valve closure -
PEP Preejection period ms
PEP:ET Ratio of PEP to ET dimensionless
PA Pulmonary artery -
PH Pulmonary hypertension dimensionless
PHT Pressure half time ms
PI Pulmonic insufficiency -
PMVL Posterior (posterolateral) mitral -
valve leaflet
PPM Papillary muscles -
PV Pulmonary valve -
RA Right atrium -
RAD Right atrial diameter mm
RAA Right auricular appendage -
RV Right ventricle -
RVDd Right ventricular dimension at end- mm
diastole
RVDs Right ventricular dimension at end- mm
systole
RVOT Right ventricular outflow tract -
S Peak velocity of systolic pulmonary m/s
vein flow
S' Peak velocity of systolic mitral cm/s
annular motion as determined by
pulsed wave Doppler
SAM Systolic anterior motion -
sept Septal -
SFF Systolic filling fraction of %
pulmonary vein flow
SR () Strain %
SrR Strain rate 1/s
SV Stroke volume mL
SVI Stroke volume index mL/m2
2D two-dimensional -
3D three-dimensional -
4D four-dimensional -
TAPSE Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic mm
Excursion
TDI Tissue Doppler Imaging -
TR Tricuspid regurgitation -
TV Tricuspid valve -
Vmax Peak velocity m/s
Vp Peak velocity of early diastolic flow cm/s
as determined by color M-mode
flow propagation
VTI Velocity time integral cm