All rights reserved. Subject to Notice of rights. ISBN: 978-1-4731-3093-7 Acronym or abbreviation Description HETG Home-based exercise training group HFMS Heart Failure Monitoring System HH Human to human interface HTA Health Technology Appraisal HTN Hypertension HR Hazard ratio HRQoL Heath-related quality of life ICD Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators ICU Intensive care unit ICER Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio IG Interventions group IHD Ischemic heart disease IIM Intrathoracic impedance measurement IN-CHF Italian Heart Failure Registry INR International normalized ratio IPD Individual patient data IQR Interquartile range ISWT Incremental shuttle walk test ITT Intention-to-treat analysis IV Intravenous JVP Jugular venous pressure LTC Long term care LTOT Long term oxygen therapy LV Left ventricle LVAD Left Ventricular Assist Device LVER Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction LVSD Left ventricular systolic dysfunction LY Life year LYG Life years gained MAGGIC Meta-analysis Global Group in Chronic Heart Failure MD Medical devices MDRD Modification of Diet in Renal Disease Study MDT Multidisciplinary team MHRA Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency MI Myocardial infarction MIBG Meta-iodobenzylguanidine MICE Male, Infarction, Crepitations, Edema MID Minimal important differences Minnesota LWHFQ Minnesota Living With Heart Failure Questionnaire MLWHF Minnesota Living with Heart Failure MCS Mental component summary MRA Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences Chronic Heart Failure Acronyms and abbreviations NICE 2018. All rights reserved. Subject to Notice of rights. 