Hypertension
Hypertension
Acronyms & Glossary
Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
ABPM | Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring |
ACC / AHA | American College of Cardiology / American Heart Association |
ACE inhibitor | Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor |
ARB | Angiotensin II receptor blocker |
ARNI | Angiotensin receptor–neprilysin inhibitor |
ARR | Aldosterone-to-renin ratio |
BP / SBP / DBP | Blood pressure / systolic BP / diastolic BP |
CCB | Calcium channel blocker |
CKD / eGFR | Chronic kidney disease / estimated glomerular filtration rate |
CVD | Cardiovascular disease |
CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
HFSA | Heart Failure Society of America |
NHLBI | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute |
DASH | Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension |
ECG | Electrocardiogram |
HBPM | Home blood pressure monitoring |
HTN | Hypertension |
HFrEF | Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction |
IV | Intravenous |
MI | Myocardial infarction |
mmHg | Millimeters of mercury |
MRA | Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist |
NSAID | Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
OSA | Obstructive sleep apnea |
PREVENT / PREVENT-ASCVD | Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Events / its atherosclerotic CVD risk estimate |
RDN | Renal denervation |
SGLT2 inhibitor | Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor |
UACR | Urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio |
White-coat / masked hypertension | Office BP above threshold with out-of-office BP below it / the reverse pattern |
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