Cardiovascular System

3. Dyspnea on exertion
4. Increased pressure in the blood vessels.
6. A test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels.
9. These vessels carry blood towards the heart and have thinner walls.
11. A double layer sac that encloses the heart.
12. Surgical repair
16. A procedure in which the chest is opened up and a blood vessel is taken from somewhere else in the body to replace a closed one in the heart.
17. Enlarged
18. Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
19. A surgical punctureto remove fluid.
22. A test in which the patient lies still while several leads are attached to the chest record the electrical activity of the patient's heart.
24. Swollen and dilated veins that are often found in the legs and cause pain.

1. A disorder in which there is a narrowing in the arteries surrounding the heart.
2. A procedure done in a specialized field of radiology in which x-ray dye called contrast is injected into blood vessels to diagnose any possible diseases in this system.
5. These vessels carry blood away from the heart and have very thick walls.
7. Used to measure certain items in the blood that may indicate heart muscle damage.
8. Basic metabolic panel
10. The wall between the right and left atria.
13. Echocardiogram
14. History and physical
15. Process of freeing or destroying
16. These vessels are where oxygen, carbon dioxide, and even nutrients are exchanged.
20. A condition in which an artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell up.
21. A condition in which the pericardial sac is inflamed.
23. Cutting into