Cardio Crossword

2. Shortness of breath abbreviation
3. Blood pressure abbreviation
4. infarction This condition occurs when a part of the heart doesn’t get the blood flow it needs. It is commonly known as a heart attack
6. Suffix meaning enlarged
9. Muscular layer in the heart that contracts to pump blood
11. Congestive heart failure abbreviation
12. arrest A Complete stopping of the heart
15. A condition in which an artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell, like a balloon.
16. hardening of the arteries
17. Combining form for aorta
18. Cardiovascular abbreviation
19. ultrasonography This test uses ultrasound to look at blood going through blood vessels to determine if they are narrowed or have a thrombus.
20. The cardiovascular or circulatory system has this organ at the center of its function, which is to pump blood to the rest of the body.
22. prefix meaning slow
23. A test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels.

1. Thin inner layer that lines each chamber of the heart
2. Most non medical people call this device a blood pressure cuff.
5. Examination by X-ray of blood or lymph vessels, carried out after introduction of a radiopaque substance.
7. Prefix meaning fast
8. Suffix meaning chest
10. heart failure A condition the heart is not efficiently pumping from the left ventricle, causing reduced blood flow.
12. Chest pain abbreviation
13. A double-layered sac that encloses the tissues of the heart
14. This test helps check heart rhythm and may diagnosis other heart issues.
21. The outer layer of the heart