Abbreviations and Acronyms (Cardiovascular)

AA	Anaplastic Anaemia
ALL	Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
AML	Acute Myeloid leukaemia
ANC	Absolute neutrophil count
ANLL	Acute non-lymphatic leukaemia
ASH	American Society for Hematology
B-ALL	B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia
BP	Blood pressure
CALGB	Cancer and Leukemia Group B (USA)
cALL	Common ALL
CGL	Chronic Granulocytic Leukaemia
CHF	Congestive heart failure
CLL	Chronic lymphocytic Leukaemia
CML	Chronic myeloid leukaemia
CMML	chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
CPR	Cardio pulmonary resuscitation
CVA	Cardiovascular Accident (stroke)
CVC	Central venous catheters
ECG	Electrocardiogram - heart scan
FAB	French American and British classification scheme for leukaemia
FBC	Full Blood Count
G-CSF	Granulocyte colony stimulating factor promotes production of white blood cells
GM-CSF	Granulocyte and macrophage colony stimulating factor
Hb	Haemoglobin
HCL	Hairy Cell Leukaemia
HD	Hodgkin's Disease (lymphoma)
HTLV	Human T-cell leukemia-lymphoma virus
IV	Intravenous - into a vein
LRF	Leukaemia Research Fund (UK)
LVEF	Left Ventricular Fjection Fraction - a heart function test
LVSF	Left Ventricular Shortening Fraction - a heart function test
MM	Multiple Myeloma
RBC	Red blood cell / red blood count
WBC	White blood cell count
WCC	White cell count