Cardiovascular Terms

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Across
  1. 2. ballooning of arterial wall
  2. 5. smaller vessel that carries oxygen-poor blood to heart
  3. 7. sac surrounding the heart
  4. 8. abnormal heart rhythm
  5. 15. slow heartbeat
  6. 16. brief discharge of electricity applied to chest for dysrhythmias
  7. 17. largest veins in body
  8. 18. abbreviation for high density lipoprotein
  9. 19. thin, flexible tube inserted in radial or femoral artery (no spaces)
  10. 21. lab test for cholesterol and triglycerides (no spaces)
  11. 23. fast heartbeat
  12. 24. abbreviation for hypertension
  13. 25. arteries and veins are bypassed to the coronary artery around blockages (abbreviation)
  14. 27. measurement of electricity of the heart
  15. 28. xray image of blood vessels after contrast injection
Down
  1. 1. heartbeat felt through walls of arteries
  2. 3. abbreviation for deep vein thrombosis
  3. 4. inflammation of inner lining of heart
  4. 6. device to measure blood pressure
  5. 9. structure that allows blood flow to move only one way
  6. 10. myocardial ischemia usually resolved by administration of nitroglycerin
  7. 11. heart muscle
  8. 12. abbreviation for low density lipoprotein
  9. 13. pertaining to the heart
  10. 14. pacemaker of the heart (no spaces)
  11. 19. smallest blood vessel in body
  12. 20. abbreviation for Acute Myocardial Infarction
  13. 22. abbreviation for Automated External Defibrillator
  14. 26. enlargement of vessels
  15. 28. carries oxygen-rich blood to body