Cardiovascular Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. mid muscular layer of the heart muscle that contracts to pump blood
  2. 3. prefix meaning slow
  3. 6. condition caused by heart attacks in which the heart stops beating completely
  4. 9. device used to measure pressure in blood vessels
  5. 11. outer later of tissue surrounding the heart
  6. 12. blood vessels that carry blood towards the heart
  7. 13. suffix meaning inflammation
  8. 15. root word meaning muscle
  9. 17. abbreviation for a coronary artery bypass graft
  10. 18. medical abbreviation for ventricular tachycardia
  11. 19. medical tool used to listen to the heart, lungs and intestines
  12. 22. increased pressure in the blood vessels, aka high blood pressure
  13. 23. suffix meaning narrowing
Down
  1. 1. a test used to measure how hard the heart is working during activity, like running on a treadmill
  2. 2. condition in which a blockage or narrowing in coronary artery prevents part of the heart from receiving good blood flow
  3. 4. test run by injecting x-ray dye into blood vessels
  4. 5. thick walled blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
  5. 7. illness caused by a weakened artery wall, results in swelling
  6. 8. medical abbreviation for beats per minute
  7. 10. double layered tissue encasing the heart muscle
  8. 11. abbreviation for an echocardiogram
  9. 14. device that places wires in the heart wall to deliver an electrical signal
  10. 16. medical abbreviation for shortness of breath
  11. 20. prefix meaning fast
  12. 21. inflammation of the pericardium, often caused by a virus or bacteria