ABI

Ankle-brachial index

ACAS

Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis Study

ACD

Adventitial cystic disease

ALI

Acute limb ischemia

angio.

Angiogram or angiography

AOID

Aortoiliac occlusive disease

APG

Air plethysmography

ASVD

Arteriosclerotic vascular disease

AVF

Arteriovenous fistula

AVG

Arteriovenous graft

AVM

Arteriovenous malformation

AVM

Arteriovenous malformation

Ax-fem

Axillo‐Femoral bypass

BMS

Bare-metal stents

BPG

Bypass Graft

CAAA

Complex abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

CAD

Carotid artery disease

CAS

Carotid artery stenting

CBI

Catheter Based Intervention

CCA

Common carotid artery

CEA

Carotid Endarterectomy

CFA

Common Femoral Artery

CIA

Common iliac artery

CLI

Critical limb ischemia

CMI

Chronic mesenteric ischemia

CTA

CT angiography. CT angio

CTO

Chronic total occlusion

CVA

Cerebrovascular accident (stroke)

CVD

Chronic venous disease

CVI

Chronic venous insufficiency

CVI

Cerebrovascular incident

DES

Drug-eluting stents

DPA

Dorsalis pedis artery

DSA

Digital subtraction angiography

DVT

Deep vein thrombosis

EC-IC

Extracranial to intracranial bypass

ECA

External carotid artery

ET

Endovascular therapy

EVAR

Endovascular aneurysm repair

EVLT

Endovenous laser treatment

FEVAR

Fenestrated endovascular aortic aneurysm repair

FMD

Fibromuscular dysplasia

FV

Femoral vein

GAVF

Graft arteriovenous fistula

GCA

Giant cell arteritis

GSV

Greater saphenous vein

HHS

Hypothenar hammer syndrome

HIPAA

Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act

I/I

Image intensifier

IAA

Iliac artery aneurysm

IAAA

Inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysm

ICA

Internal carotid artery

IIA

Internal iliac artery

IMA

Inferior mesenteric artery

IMV

Inferior mesenteric vein

IPG

Impedance plethysmography

IVCF

Inferior vena cava filter

IVUS

Intravascular ultrasound

LDL

Low-density lipoprotein

LDS

Loeys–Dietz syndrome

LE

Lower extremity

LER

Lower extremity revascularization

LLE

Left lower extremity

LSV

Lesser saphenous vein

MFS

Marfan syndrome

NAVF

Native arteriovenous fistula

NCS

Nutcracker syndrome

NOMI

Non-occlusive mesenteric ischemia

NV

Neurovascular status

PAA

Popliteal artery aneurysm

PAD

Peripheral arterial disease

PAES

Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome

PAOD

Peripheral artery occlusive disease

PFA

Profunda femoral artery

PRG

Phleborheography

PSA

Persistent sciatic artery

PTA

Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty

PTA

Posterior tibial artery

PTFE

Polytetrafluoroethylene

PVA

Permanent vascular access

PVD

Peripheral vascular disease

PXE

Pseudoxanthoma elasticum

RAA

Renal artery aneurysm

RAAA

Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms

RAS

Renal artery stenosis

REVAR

Ruptured endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

RP

Raynaud’s phenomenon (syndrome)

SEPS

Subfascial endoscopic perforator surgery

SF

Sapheno‐Femoral

SF

Superficial Femoral

SFA

Superficial femoral artery

SMA

Superior mesenteric artery

SMV

Superior mesenteric vein

SVAD

Subcutaneous vascular access device

TAA

Thoracic aortic aneurysm

TPEG

Transluminally placed endovascular grafts

UEDVT

Upper extremity deep venous thrombosis

VA

Vascular access