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. All rights reserved. Subject to Notice of rights. 