Cardiovascular puzzle
Across
- 4. Medication commonly used to treat heart failure by lowering blood pressure
- 7. Disease where the heart muscle becomes enlarged and weakened
- 8. Hormone released when the heart is stretched in heart failure (BNP)
- 11. Irregular heart rhythm that may occur with cardiomyopathy
- 12. Medical device used to prevent sudden cardiac death
- 14. Shortness of breath when lying flat
Down
- 1. Imaging test used to evaluate heart structure and function
- 2. Reduced percentage of blood pumped out of the ventricle
- 3. Condition where the heart chambers become enlarged
- 5. Swelling in the legs due to fluid buildup
- 6. Decreased ability of the heart to pump blood
- 9. Symptom caused by fluid accumulation in the lungs
- 10. Diet often recommended with sodium restriction
- 13. Lower chamber of the heart affected in cardiomyopathy