ISBN: 978-1-4731-3093-7 12 Acronyms and abbreviations Acronym or abbreviation Description 6MWT 6 Minute Walk Test ACA ACC/AHA American College of Cardiology/American Heart Assocation AE Adverse events ACE Angiotensin-converting enzyme ACE-I Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors ACS Acute Coronary Syndrome ADHF/AHF Acute decompensated heart failure/Acute heart failure ADMIRE-HF AdreView Myocardial Imaging for Risk Evaluation in Heart Failure AF Atrial fibrillation AKI Acute kidney injury AMCKD Anaemia management in people with chronic kidney disease AUC Area under the curve ARA Action research arm ARB Angiotensin II receptor blockers ARD Assessment Reference Date AROC Australasian Rehabilitation Outcomes Centre BB Beta-blocker BBL BEST Beta-Blocker Evaluation of Survival Trial BHF British Heart Foundation BMI Body Mass Index BMT Best medical therapy BNF British National Formulary BNP B-type natriuretic peptide BP Blood pressure CAD Coronary artery disease CAS Complex Adaptive System CABG Coronary artery bypass grafting CC Comparative cost CCA Cost-consequence analysis CCS CDR Clinical Decision Rule CE Cost effective CEA Cost effectiveness analysis CERQual Confidence in the Evidence from Reviews of Qualitative Research CG Control group CHF Chronic heart failure CI Confidence intervals CINAHL Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature Chronic Heart Failure Acronyms and abbreviations NICE 2018. All rights reserved. Subject to Notice of rights. ISBN: 978-1-4731-3093-7 Acronym or abbreviation Description CKD Chronic kidney disease CM Cardiomyopathy cMRI Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease CPET Cardiopulmonary exercise testing CR Cardiac rehabilitation CRT Cardiac resynchronisation therapy CUA Cost-utility analysis CV mortality Cardiovascular mortality CXR Chest X-ray DM Diabetes mellitus DRG Diagnosis-related group EBM Evidence based medicine ECHO Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes EDTA Ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid EF Ejection fraction EGFR Estimated glomerular filtration rate EHO EIMA EME Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation ELISA Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ESC European Society of Cardiology EQ-5D Euroqual (measurement of health outcomes) GC Guideline Committee GFS FCM Ferric carboxymaltose FDA Food and Drug Administration FG Focus group FN False negative FP False positive FVC Forced vital capacity GFR Glomerular filtration rate GRADE Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation HBT Home-Based Tele-management HCAHPS Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems HCP Healthcare professional HDS Heart disease and stroke HMRS HeartMate II Risk Score HEED Health Economic Evaluations Database HF Heart failure HFPEF Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction HFREF Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction HLR Heart-to-lung ratio Chronic Heart Failure Acronyms and abbreviations NICE 2018. 