Cardiovascular Chapter 13 Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. Mitral valve prolapse is a condition in which the valve between the left ________ and left ventricle closes imperfectly
  2. 4. An x-ray that uses dye injected into the coronary arteries to study the circulation of the blood through the arteries
  3. 5. Term for rapid heart rate, more than 100 beats per minute
  4. 7. A balloon is inserted into the coronary artery and inflated to push the blockage against the arterial wall
  5. 8. Cardiac Stents are tiny ________, stainless steel devices, which hold arteries open after an angioplasty
  6. 10. Cardiac MRI is the use of ______ waves and a strong magnetic field provides remarkably clear and detailed pictures of the size and thickness of the chambers
  7. 11. Surgically providing a detour to allow the blood supply to go around the blocked area
  8. 14. Indicate some defects in the valves of the heart
Down
  1. 1. A wand-like device placed on the chest over the heart to direct ultrasound waves at the heart
  2. 2. Term used for slow heart rate, less than 60 beats per minute
  3. 6. Cardiac Catheterization is an invasive test that is an insertion of a catheter, usually into the _______ artery or vein
  4. 9. Term used to discuss any change or deviation from the normal heart rate
  5. 10. When cardiac tissue forms inside the cardiac stent and reclogs the arteries
  6. 12. Specialized stress test that uses thallium or Cardiolite, radioactive substances that are injected into the bloodstream when maximum exercise is reached
  7. 13. Transmyocardial laser revascularization is the use of lasers to puncture holes in the heart muscle to improve _____ ______