TIPS
Abbreviation with 2 meanings
| Stands for | Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities |
|---|---|
| Meanings | 2 |
| Categories | Business & Finance, Medical |
TIPS has two meanings. It stands for Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (bond & Fixed-Income) or Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (gastroenterology).
Meanings of TIPS at a glance
| # | TIPS stands for | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities | Business & Finance › Bond & Fixed-Income |
| 2 | Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt | Medical › Gastroenterology |
1. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
Business & Finance · Bond & Fixed-Income Abbreviations
US Treasury securities whose principal is adjusted with changes in the consumer price index, so interest payments and the amount repaid at maturity rise with inflation. They protect investors against unexpected inflation.
Example: Retirees added TIPS to their portfolios when inflation jumped in 2022.
First issued in 1997, TIPS come in 5-, 10- and 30-year maturities. The gap between a regular Treasury yield and the TIPS yield of the same maturity, called the breakeven inflation rate, is a market measure of expected inflation. Inflation adjustments are taxable each year even though they are paid only at maturity. Pronounced "tips."
2. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
Medical · Gastroenterology Abbreviations
Interventional radiology procedure in which a stent is placed through the liver from a hepatic vein to a portal vein branch, lowering portal pressure. It controls refractory variceal bleeding and refractory ascites, at the cost of a higher risk of hepatic encephalopathy.
Example: Recurrent variceal bleed despite banding; IR consulted for TIPS, MELD 14.
Pronounced "tips". The catheter enters through the internal jugular vein, avoiding open surgery. Modern covered stents have greatly improved shunt patency compared with bare metal stents. Severe heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and advanced liver failure are contraindications. Preemptive TIPS within 72 hours of a high-risk variceal bleed can improve survival.
Related abbreviations
More bond & Fixed-Income abbreviations
- STRIPS – Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities
- T-bill – Treasury bill
- T-bond – Treasury bond
- T-note – Treasury note
- TRS – Total return swap
- UST – United States Treasury securities
- WAL – Weighted average life
- YTC – Yield to call
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More gastroenterology abbreviations
- SBO – Small bowel obstruction
- SBP – Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
- SBS – Short bowel syndrome
- SIBO – Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth
- tTG – Tissue transglutaminase (antibody test)
- UC – Ulcerative colitis
- UGI – Upper gastrointestinal series
- UGIB – Upper gastrointestinal bleeding
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This entry is for general education and is not medical advice. Abbreviation use varies between institutions; always confirm in context.