All things about the cardiovascular system

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Across
  1. 1. prefix meaning upon
  2. 3. abbreviation for congestive heart failure
  3. 4. a condition in which an artery has a weakened wall
  4. 6. prefix meaning heart
  5. 9. abbreviation for coronary care unit
  6. 11. prefix meaning muscle
  7. 12. a condition in which the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed.
  8. 15. a kind of heart failure in which the heart is not efficiently pumping from the left ventricle causing reduced blood flow
  9. 17. abbreviation for cardiovascular
  10. 18. instrument to measure blood pressure
  11. 21. abbreviation for do not resuscitate
  12. 22. the main artery that carries blood from the heart to the body
  13. 23. prefix meaning inner or within
  14. 24. ventricle that pumps oxygenated blood through the body
Down
  1. 2. this tissue is responsible for the transport of all deoxygenated blood from the abdomen to the right side of the heart for oxygenation.
  2. 5. this is a test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels.
  3. 7. is a surgical procedure in which the patient’s heart is replaced with the heart from a donor.
  4. 8. a condition in which veins are swollen and dilated.
  5. 10. A monitor records heart activity to show a possible pattern for the symptoms the patient may be having.
  6. 11. prefix meaning middle
  7. 13. helps protect and enclose organs
  8. 14. is a procedure done in a specialized area of radiology. X-ray dye called contrast is injected into blood vessels to diagnose things.
  9. 16. a complete stop of the heart
  10. 19. abbreviation for hypertension
  11. 20. ventricle that takes blood with no oxygen and pumps it through the pulmonary valve