ABC | Volume 114, Nº2, February 2020

Update Update of the Brazilian Guideline on Nuclear Cardiology – 2020 Arq Bras Cardiol. 2020; 114(2):325-429 List of Abbreviations and Acronyms HED - 11 C - meta-hydroxyephedrine labeled with Carbon-11 PIB- 11 C - PET - pittsburgh B compound labeled with carbon-11 by PET imaging MIBG- 123 I - metaiodobenzylguanidine labeled with iodine 123 13 NH 3 - ammonia labeled with Nitrogen-13 H 2 O- 15 O - water labeled with Oxygen-15 FDG- 18 F - fluorodeoxyglucose labeled with Fluorine-18 FDG- 18 F - PET/TC - fluorodeoxyglucose labeled with fluorine-18 by hybrid imaging (positron emission tomography coupled with computerized tomography) Sodium fluoride- 18 F - fluorine-18 labeled Sodium Fluoride for PET Amyloid Imaging 201 Hg - mercury-201 201 Tl - thallium-201 82 Rb - rubidium-82 82 Sr - strontium-82 99m Tc - technetium-99m MIBI- 99m Tc - technetium-99m-labeled SESTAMIBI or MIBI Py r opho s pha t e - 99m Tc - t echne t i um- 99m- l abe l ed pyrophosphate ACEI - angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors ACS - acute coronary syndrome Aden - adenosine ADMIRE-HF - AdreView Myocardial Imaging for Risk Evaluation in HF AF - atrial fibrillation AHA - American Heart Association AL - light chain immunoglobulin ALARA - as low as reasonably achievable AMI - acute myocardial infarction angio-CT - angiotomography of coronary arteries ARB - angiotensin receptor blockers ATP III - Adult Treatment Panel, from the Program for Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Cholesterol in Adults AUC - area under the curve AVB - atrioventricular blockage BMI - body mass index BNP - B-natriuretic peptide CA - cardiac amyloidosis CABG - coronary artery bypass graft CC - coronary calcium CAD - coronary artery disease CCA - coronary cineangiography CFR - coronary flow reserve CHF - congestive heart failure CIED - cardiac implantable electronic devices CMR - cardiac magnetic resonance CONFIRM - Coronary CT Angiography Evaluation for Clinical Outcomes: an International Multicenter Registry COURAGE - Clinical Outcomes Utilizing Revascularization and Aggressive druG Evaluation Trial CPU - chest pain unit CRP - C reactive protein CRT - cardiac resynchronization therapy CS - calcium score CTX - cardiotoxicity CV - cardiovascular Cx - circumflex coronary artery CZT - cadmium zinc telluride semiconductors DDD - artificial pacemaker stimulation mode DG1 - diagonal 1 coronary artery Dipy. - dipyridamole DM - diabetes mellitus Dobut. - dobutamine DS - duke score ECG - 12-lead electrocardiogram ECHO - echocardiogram EDV - end diastolic volume ERASE Chest Pain -The Emergency Room Assessment of Sestamibi for Evaluation of Chest Pain Trial ESV - end systolic volume ET - exercise testing FAME - Fractional Flow Reserve versus Angiography for Guidance of PCI in Patients with Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease FBP - filtered back-projection FDA - food and drug administration FDG-6-P - fluorodeoxyglucose - 6 - phosphate FFA - free fatty acids FFR - fractional flow reserve FRS - Framingham risk score Gated-SPECT - myocardial perfusion imaging by single photon emission computed tomography technique synchronized with electrocardiogram HBP - high blood pressure HF - heart failure HFpEF - heart failure with preserved ejection fraction HFrEF - heart failure with reduced ejection fraction HMR - heart to mediastinum ratio HR - heart rate IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency ICD - implantable cardioverter defibrillator ICNC - International Conference of Nuclear Cardiology IE - infectious endocarditis IFR - instantaneous flow reserve/instantaneous wave-free ratio INCAPS - IAEA Nuclear Cardiology Protocols Cross-Sectional Study ISCHEMIA - International Study of Comparative Health Effectiveness with Medical and Invasive Approaches IV - intravenously/intravenous keV - kilo-electron volts LAD - left anterior descending coronary artery LAFB - left anterior fascicular block LBBB - left bundle branch block 327