Cardiovascular

3. blood-thinning medications that inhibit blood from clotting
5. a medical term for high blood pressure
8. this term refers to the state of not having enough oxygen-rich blood flow delivered to the heart muscle
11. heart _____ is a degenerative condition that occurs when the heart muscle weakens and the ventricle no longer contracts normally
13. the narrowing of a valve or an artery
14. occurs when the atrium contracts irregularly
15. this artery is on the inside of the chest wall and is commonly used for bypass grafting
16. this surface vein on the inside of the leg running from the ankle to the groin can be used to create bypasses from the aorta to the coronary arteries
18. a surgery to improve blood flow to the heart using bypasses

1. the ____ valve is the inflow valve for the left ventricle
2. the ____ valve is the outflow valve for the left ventricle
3. procedure involves passing a catheter with a balloon into the artery, the balloon is then expanded in the artery to eliminate narrow areas in the coronary arteries
4. the ____ valve is the inflow valve for the right ventricle
6. a ____ test is when a heart is monitored both at rest and with exercise to see if there is a negative change in blood flow
7. the incision traditionally used for heart surgery in which the sternum or breast bone is divided down the middle from top to bottom
9. a ____ cath is a procedure that passes a catheter in a blood vessel via veins in the groin or arm and then guided to the heart, then a dye is injected in the catheter to determine whether blockages or narrowing is present in the arteries
10. occurs when the heart does not get enough blood flow leading to the death of the heart muscle
12. a sound wave picture of the heart that gives information about the heart valves and the function of the muscular walls of the heart
17. the aorta is the main blood vessel leading from the heart to the rest of the body