Glossary of Terms

IIIa = Factor IIIa.
AA = Arachidonic acid.
ACC/AHA = American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association.
ACS = Acute coronary syndrome.
ACT = Activated clotting time.
ADP = Adenosine diphosphate.
ASA = Aspirin.
AT III = Antithrombin III.
AVF = Augmented voltage foot (ECG lead).
CABG = Coronary artery bypass graft.
CAD = Coronary artery disease.
CFR =Coronary flow reserve.
CHF = Congestive heart failure.
CK-MB = Creatine kinase myocardial band.
CLEAR PLATELETS = Clopidogrel Loading with Eptifibatide to Arrest Reactivity of PLATELETS.
CrCl = Creatinine clearance.
CRUSADE = Can rapid risk stratification of unstable angina patients suppress adverse outcomes with early
        implementation of the ACC/AHA Guidelines.
DM = Diabetes mellitus.
ECG = Electrocardiogram.
ESPRIT = Enhanced Suppression of the Platelet IIb-IIIa Receptor with INTEGRILIN^® Therapy.
FH = Family history.
GP IIb-IIIa = Glycoprotein IIb-IIIa complex.
HTN = Hypertension.
IMPACT II = INTEGRILIN^® to Minimize Platelet Aggregation and Prevent Coronary Thrombosis II.
LAD = Left anterior descending.
LCX = Left circumflex artery.
LMWH = Low molecular-weight heparin.
MI = Myocardial infarction.
MOA = Mechanism of action.
NSTACS = Non–ST-elevation ACS.
NSTE = Non–ST-elevation.
NSTE ACS = Non–ST-elevation ACS.
NSTEMI = Non–ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.
OM2 = Second obtuse marginal branch.
P₂Y₁₂ and P₂Y₁ = Purinoreceptors for ADP.
PAF = Platelet-activating factor.
PAR-1 = Protease-activated receptor-1.
PAR-4 = Protease-activated receptor-4.
PCI = Percutaneous coronary intervention.
PROTECT-TIMI-30 = Protection Against Post-Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Microvascular Dysfunction,
             Ischemia, and Inflammation Among Antiplatelet and Antithrombotic Agents.
PURSUIT = Platelet Glycoprotein IIb-IIIa in Unstable Angina: Receptor Suppression Using INTEGRILIN^® Therapy.
PVC = Plasticized polyvinyl chloride.
RCA = Right coronary artery.
RV = Right ventricle.
SCAI = Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions.
STEMI = ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.
TBO = Thrombotic bailout.
TIMI = Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction.
TMPG = TIMI myocardial perfusion grade.
Tn = Troponin.
TxA₂ = Thromboxane A2.
UA = Unstable angina.
UA/NSTEMI = Unstable angina/non–ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.
UFH = Unfractionated heparin.
ULN = Upper limit of normal.
UTVR = Urgent target vessel revascularization.
Xa = Factor Xa.
Xla = Factor Xla