Unexplained Acronyms
1999; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 99; Issue: 14 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1161/circ.99.14.1922/c
ISSN1524-4539
Autores ResumoHomeCirculationVol. 99, No. 14Unexplained Acronyms Free AccessLetterPDF/EPUBAboutView PDFView EPUBSections ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationsTrack citationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InMendeleyReddit Jump toFree AccessLetterPDF/EPUBUnexplained Acronyms Tsung O. Cheng Tsung O. ChengTsung O. Cheng Professor of Medicine The George Washington University, Washington, DC Originally published13 Apr 1999https://doi.org/10.1161/circ.99.14.1922/cCirculation. 1999;99:1922c–1926To the Editor:In the excellent editorial on low-molecular-weight heparins by Antman and Handin,1 the authors had a boxed glossary of selected abbreviations and acronyms at the beginning of their article. But, for reasons unfathomable to me, the list did not contain any of the acronyms of trials mentioned in the text, eg, FRISC, FRIC, ESSENCE, TIMI, ENTICES, ATLAST, and HART. Similarly, in another article in the same issue by the French investigators of the ESSENCE trial,2 no explanation of the acronym ESSENCE was given either.For those readers who are not acronymophilic3 and might feel very frustrated by all these unexplained acronyms, I wish to come to their aid: FRISC=FRagmin during InStability in Coronary artery disease FRIC=FRagmin In unstable Coronary artery disease ESSENCE=Efficacy Safety Subcutaneous Enoxaparin in Non–Q-wave Coronary Events study TIMI=Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction ENTICES=ENoxaparin and TIClopidine after Elective Stenting ATLAST=Antiplatelet Therapy versus Lovenox plus Antiplatelet therapy for patients with increased risk of Stent Thrombosis, or Aspirin/Ticlopidine versus Low molecular weight heparin/Aspirin/ticlopidine Stent Trial HART II=Heparin And Reperfusion TherapiesAll of the above definitions could be found in the table of acronyms of clinical trials in cardiology that was published in 19964 and has been updated in 1998.5 Once again, I wish to make a Plea to Let Each Acronym be Spelled out Every time (PLEASE).6 References 1 Antman EM, Handin R. Low-molecular-weight heparins: an intriguing new twist with profound implications. Circulation.1998; 98:287–289.CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2 Montalescot G, Philippe F, Ankri A, Vicaut E, Bearez E, Poulard JE, Carrie D, Flammang D, Dutoit A, Carayon A, Jardel C, Chevrot M, Bastard JP, Bigonzi F, Thomas D, for the French Investigators of the ESSENCE trial. Early increase of von Willebrand factor predicts adverse outcome in unstable coronary artery disease: beneficial effects of enoxaparin. Circulation.1998; 98:294–299.CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3 Cheng TO. Acronymophilia: the exponential growth of the use of acronyms should be resisted. BMJ.1994; 309:683–684.CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4 Cheng TO. Acronyms of clinical trials in cardiology-1996. J Am Coll Cardiol.1996; 27:1293–1305.MedlineGoogle Scholar5 Cheng TO. Acronyms of clinical trials in cardiology-1998. Am Heart J. In press.Google Scholar6 Cheng TO. Plea to Let Each Acronym be Spelled out Every time (PLEASE). Eur Heart J.1995; 16:292.Google Scholar Previous Back to top Next FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited By Cheng T (2011) Do we need to be an Einstein to figure out what the acronym in the EINSTEIN study stands for?, International Journal of Cardiology, 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.02.002, 149:2, (145-146), Online publication date: 1-Jun-2011. Cheng T (2010) What's in a name? Another unexplained acronym!, International Journal of Cardiology, 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.02.014, 144:2, (291-292), Online publication date: 1-Oct-2010. Cheng T (2007) I applaud another CHAMP, International Journal of Cardiology, 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.11.114, 115:1, (90), Online publication date: 1-Jan-2007. Fernandez H, Karani R, Brand J, Leipzig R and Soriano R That Was the Year That Was: An Evidence-Based Clinical Geriatrics Update 2002–03, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52246.x, 52:5, (828-837) Cheng T (2002) Los acrónimos deben definirse siempre cuando se usan por primera vez (Acronyms Must Always be Defined when Used for the first time: AMADEUS), Revista Española de Cardiología, 10.1016/S0300-8932(02)76809-7, 55:12, (1341), Online publication date: 1-Jan-2002. April 13, 1999Vol 99, Issue 14 Advertisement Article InformationMetrics Copyright © 1999 by American Heart Associationhttps://doi.org/10.1161/circ.99.14.1922/c Originally publishedApril 13, 1999 PDF download Advertisement
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