Cardiovascular System

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Across
  1. 3. condition where sac around the heart is inflamed
  2. 6. suffix for hardening
  3. 9. also known as high blood pressure
  4. 12. lies within the mediastinum, made up of four chambers
  5. 15. has abbreviation of ECG/EKG
  6. 18. prefix for muscle
  7. 21. when an artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell like a balloon
  8. 22. measures pressure
  9. 23. abbreviation for ventricular fibrillation
  10. 24. abbreviation for hypertension
  11. 25. when patient has to walk on treadmill to observe how hard the heart is working
Down
  1. 1. suffix for surgical reconstruction
  2. 2. swollen and dilated vein, often in legs
  3. 4. abbreviation for implantable cardioverter defibrillator
  4. 5. uses injected contrast to look at blood running through vessels
  5. 7. blood pressure cuff
  6. 8. suffix for surgical puncture to remove fluid
  7. 10. have thin walls and exchange O2 and CO2, and nutrients
  8. 11. uses ultrasound to look at the blood in vessels
  9. 13. complete stop of the heart
  10. 14. on the right side between the right atrium and ventricle, has three flaps
  11. 16. prefix for clot
  12. 17. double layered sac that encloses the epicardium and myocardium
  13. 19. carries blood away from the heart
  14. 20. abbreviation for coronary artery bypass graft