CARDIO CHAOS - A Crossword Challenge

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Across
  1. 4. the only artery that carries deoxygenated blood
  2. 5. a 24-year-old athlete is found to have a resting heart rate of 55bpm. what is this condition called? (hint: normal BPM is 60-100)
  3. 8. the waves in an ECG
  4. 12. irregular rhythm of the heart is known as _________.
  5. 15. the largest artery in the body.
  6. 16. persistantly elevated blood pressure results in what disease?
  7. 18. a vessel that carries deoxygenated blood.
  8. 19. the organ that pumps blood
Down
  1. 1. the smallest blood vessel
  2. 2. the heart’s natural pacemaker is the ________ node.
  3. 3. a life-threatening condition when blood cannot reach a part of the brain.
  4. 6. the structure that separates the two halves of the heart
  5. 7. cardiovascular problems often present as pain in the _________ region
  6. 9. a 40-year-old male presents with fever and chest pain that is relieved when leaning forward in a seated position. on auscultation, a friction rub is heard. diagnosis? (hint: related to the heart’s covering membrane)
  7. 10. specialised fibres responsible for impulse conduction in the ventricle walls.
  8. 11. Ion responsible for cardiac muscle contraction
  9. 13. heart rate that exceeds 100 bpm
  10. 14. a condition where one of the heart valve is narrowed resulting in obstruction of blood flow.
  11. 15. crushing chest pain
  12. 17. which nerve causes the classic left arm referred pain in heart attacks?