Cardiovascular Crossword
Across
- 3. a suffix meaning process of cutting
- 7. the inner layer of the heart wall lining each chamber
- 11. abbreviation for ventricular tachycardia
- 12. abbreviation for coronary care unit
- 13. blood test to measure things in the blood that could indicate damage to the heart muscle
- 17. a suffix meaning pain
- 18. mitral valve prolapse
- 21. ultra sound of the heart
- 23. a suffix meaning pertaining to
- 24. abbreviation for acute myocardial infarction
- 25. a test that monitors oxygen levels and EKG during exercise
- 27. a test that shows narrowing or aneurysms that can also collect samples and detect pressure in the heart
- 29. a prefix meaning slow
Down
- 1. when there is a weakened wall in an artery causing the artery to swell like a balloon
- 2. a disorder involving narrowing of the arteries surrounding the heart
- 4. when the heart does not efficiently pump from the left ventricle, resulting in decreased blood flow.
- 5. abbreviation for premature ventricular contraction
- 6. The main organ responsible for pumping blood throughout the body.
- 8. a suffix meaning to view
- 9. when part of the heart doesn't get the needed blood flow, often called a heart attack
- 10. when the heart completely stops
- 14. abbreviation for normal sinus rhythm
- 15. The middle layer of the heart wall that pumps blood by contracting
- 16. a test using contrast injected into blood vessels to show narrowing of blood vessels or aneurysms.
- 19. Blood vessels that bring deoxygenated blood back to the heart.
- 20. a suffix meaning rupture
- 22. Blood vessels responsible for carrying oxygenated blood from the heart to the body.
- 26. a prefix meaning inner
- 28. a prefix meaning against