Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM)

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Across
  1. 1. – Symptom resulting from poor cardiac output
  2. 3. – Medication class that improves survival by reducing myocardial workload
  3. 6. – Abnormal heart rhythm caused by ventricular dilation
  4. 7. – Compensatory heart rate increase seen in DCM
  5. 9. – Peripheral fluid accumulation due to right-sided failure
  6. 12. – Chamber most affected by dilation
  7. 14. – Percentage of blood pumped out of the left ventricle each beat
  8. 16. – Enlargement of the heart seen on chest x-ray in DCM
  9. 17. – Type of heart failure caused by weak contraction
  10. 18. – Layer of the heart primarily damaged in DCM
Down
  1. 2. – The pressure the heart must overcome to eject blood during systole
  2. 4. – Laboratory marker that rises in response to ventricular stretch
  3. 5. – Diagnostic test that visualizes heart chambers and wall motion
  4. 8. – Common symptom due to pulmonary congestion
  5. 10. – Many DCM cases are linked to this type of inheritance
  6. 11. – Structural changes in the heart muscle due to chronic dilation and stress
  7. 13. – Low blood pressure caused by decreased cardiac output
  8. 15. – Definitive treatment for end-stage heart failure