Definitions

  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
  • Acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin) (ASA)
  • Activated Clotting Time (ACT)
  • Acute Mesenteric Ischemia (AMI)
  • Acute Mesenteric Ishemia (AMI)
  • American College of Cardiology (ACC)
  • American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Project (ACS-NSQIP)
  • American Diabetes Association (ADA)
  • American Heart Association (AHA)
  • American Society of Anesthesiologist (ASA)
  • Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)
  • Ankle brachial index (ABI)
  • Aortic dissection (AD)
  • As soon as possible (ASAP)
  • Basic metabolic panel (BMP)
  • Below knee amputation (BKA)
  • Bispectral index (BIS)
  • Blood pressure (BP)
  • Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP)
  • Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
  • Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA)
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • Central Venous Catheter (CVL)
  • Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
  • Chimney endovascular aortic repair (ChEVAR)
  • Chlorhexidine (CHG)
  • Chronic kidney disease (CKD)
  • Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia (CMI)
  • Chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD)
  • Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI)
  • Complete blood count (CBC)
  • Computed tomography angiography (CTA)
  • Computed tomography venogram (CTV)
  • Computerized tomography (CT)
  • Coronary artery disease (CAD)
  • Critical limb threatening ischemia (CLTI)
  • Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
  • Descending thoracic aorta (DTA)
  • Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU)
  • Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA)
  • Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs)
  • Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT)
  • Duplex Ultrasound (DUS)
  • Electrocardiogram (EKG)
  • Electrocardiography (ECG)
  • Electroencephalography (EEG)
  • Endothermal heat induced thrombosis (EHIT)
  • Endotracheal tube (ETT)
  • Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR)
  • Endovascular repair (TEVAR)
  • Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR)
  • European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS)
  • Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
  • Fenestrated Endovacular aneurysm repair (FEVAR)
  • Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
  • General anesthesia (GA)
  • Hemoglobin A1C (HgA1c)
  • High-density lipoproteins (HDL)
  • Hypertension (HTN)
  • Ileal bile acid-binding protein (I-BABP)
  • Inferior vena cava (IVC)
  • Intensive care unit (ICU)
  • Intermittent claudication (IC)
  • Internal Carotid Artery (ICA)
  • International normalized ratio (INR)
  • Intestinal fatty acid-binding protein (iFABP)
  • Intramural hematoma (IMH)
  • Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)
  • Intravenous (IV)
  • Jugular Venous Pressure (JVP)
  • Laryngeal mask airway (LMA)
  • Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA)
  • Left subclavian artery (LSA)
  • Local anesthesia (LA)
  • Low molecular weight heparin (LMWH)
  • low-density lipoprotein (LDL)
  • Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA)
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • Magnetic Resonance Venography (MRV)
  • May-Thurner syndrome (MTS)
  • Monitored anesthesia care (MAC)
  • Myocardial infarction (MI)
  • Myocardial infarction (MI)
  • Neuroaxial (NA)
  • Nil per os (NPO)
  • Non-Occlusive Mesenteric Ischemia (NOMI)
  • Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
  • Non-thrombotic iliac vein lesion (NIVL)
  • Open surgical repair (OSR)
  • Operating Room (OR)
  • Oxygen Saturation (SaO2)
  • Oxygen saturation (SpO2)
  • Partial thromboplastin time (PTT)
  • Penetrating aortic ulcer (PAU)
  • Peripheral arterial disease (PAD)
  • Post-anesthesia care unit (PACU)
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  • Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9)
  • Prothrombin time (PT)
  • Pulmonary embolism (PE)
  • Pulse volume recording (PVR)
  • Quality of life (QOL)
  • Randomized controlled trial (RCT)
  • Regional anesthesia (RA)
  • Retrograde open mesenteric stenting (ROMS)
  • Society for Vascular Medicine (SVM)
  • Society for Vascular Nursing (SVN)
  • Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS)
  • Somatosensory-evoked potentials (SSEP)
  • Spinal cord injury (SCI)
  • Superior Mesenteric Artery (SMA)
  • Thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection (TAAD)
  • Thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA)
  • Total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA)
  • Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)
  • Trans-femoral carotid stent (TFCAS)
  • Trans-femoral carotid stent (TFCAS)
  • Transcarotid Artery Revascularization (TCAR)
  • Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE)
  • Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
  • Transversus abdominal plane blocks (TAP blocks)
  • Twice a day (BID)
  • Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)
  • Unfractionated heparin (UH)
  • Venous Clinical Severity Score (VCSS)
  • Venous thromboembolism (VTE)
  • Vitamin-K Antagonist (Warfarin) (VKA)