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  COMMON STROKE-RELATED ABBREVIATIONS:

 

 
 
  • AIS: Acute Ischemic Stroke
  • ASA: Aspirin
  • CHF: Congestive Heart Failure
  • CTA: Computed tomography angiography
  • CVA: Cerebrovascular Accident
  • DAPT: Dual Antiplatelet Therapy
  • DOAC: Direct Oral Anticoagulation
  • DSA: Digital Subtraction Angiography
  • ESUS: Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source
  • EVT: Endovascular Thrombectomy
  • HFpEF: Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
  • HFrEF: Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction
  • HLD: Hyperlipidemia
  • HTN: Hypertension
  • ICH: Intracerebral Hemorrhage
  • IPH: Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage
  • LV: Left Ventricle
  • MET/MT: Mechanical Thrombectomy
  • MRA: Magnetic resonance angiography
  • NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale
  • OAC: Oral Anticoagulation
  • OSA: Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  • PFO: Patent Foramen Ovale
  • SAH: Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
  • SAPT: Single Antiplatelet Therapy
  • T2DM: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
  • TIA: Transient Ischemic Attack
  • TNK: Tenecteplase
  • tPA: Tissue Plasminogen Activator