Cardiovascular System
Across
- 4. The catheter is used to inject the dye into the vessels surrounding the heart
- 5. a condition in which an artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell, like a balloon
- 8. congestive heart failure
- 10. a surgical procedure in which the patient’s heart is replaced with the heart from a donor
- 11. medical history
- 13. implantable cardioverter defibrillator
- 14. X-ray dye called contrast is injected into blood vessels to diagnose things like narrowing (stenosis) or aneurysms
- 17. ventricle
- 18. blood
- 20. a complete stopping of the heart
- 21. heart
- 24. endocardium
Down
- 1. The machine records the electrical activity of the heart. This test helps check heart rhythm and may diagnosis other heart issues.
- 2. within
- 3. a heart attack
- 6. surgical removal/excision
- 7. arteriole
- 8. a disorder in which there is a narrowing in the arteries surrounding the heart
- 9. a condition in which the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
- 12. fast
- 15. hypertension
- 16. a test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels.
- 19. vessel
- 22. involuntary muscle contraction
- 23. dyspnea on exertion