Chapter 10: Enhancing Your Cardiovascular Health

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Across
  1. 8. – uncontrolled bleeding from arteries within the eye’s retina.
  2. 13. – blood pressure against blood vessel walls when the heart contracts.
  3. 16. – the type of lipoprotein that transports the largest amount of cholesterol in the bloodstream; high levels of LDL are related to heart disease.
  4. 18. – an atypical heart sound that suggests a backflow of blood into a chamber of the heart from which it has just left.
  5. 20. – strokelike symptoms caused by temporary spasm of cerebral blood vessels.
  6. 22. – the chest; portion of the torso above the diaphragm and within the rib cage.
  7. 23. – any of a group of procedures used to treat patients suffering from an obstruction in an artery. Typically, a PCI involves inserting a slender balloon-tipped tube into an artery of the heart.
  8. 24. – drugs that prevent arterial spasms; used in the control of blood pressure and the long-term management of angina pectoris.
  9. 25. – blood pressure against blood vessel walls when the heart relaxes.
  10. 26. – drugs that reduce the workload of the heart, which reduces blood pressure and decreases the occurrence of angina pectoris.
  11. 27. – inability of the heart to pump out all the blood that returns to it; can lead to dangerous fluid accumulations in veins, lungs, and kidneys.
Down
  1. 1. – specialized muscle tissue that forms the middle (muscular) layer of the heart wall.
  2. 2. – excessively rapid heartbeat, as evidenced by a resting pulse rate of greater than 100.
  3. 3. – term used to describe people whose bodies overreact to the presence of sodium by retaining fluid, thus increasing blood pressure.
  4. 4. – the buildup of plaque on the inner walls of arteries.
  5. 5. – the type of lipoprotein that transports cholesterol from the bloodstream to the liver, where it is eventually removed from the body; high levels of HDL are related to a reduction in heart disease. high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) – a chemical compound found in the blood that is associated with inflammation; high levels are related to increased risk of coronary heart disease.
  6. 6. – blockages to arteries supplying blood to the cerebral cortex of the brain; cause of the most common type of stroke.
  7. 7. – an imaging procedures that uses a powerful magnet to generate an image of body tissue.
  8. 9. – heart attack; the death of part of the heart muscle as a result of a blockage in one or more of the coronary arteries.
  9. 10. – vessels that supply oxygenated blood to heart muscle tissues.
  10. 11. – a surgical procedure designed to improve blood flow to the heart by providing alternative routes for blood to take around points of blockage.
  11. 12. – an x-ray procedure designed to illustrate structures within the body that would not normally be seen through conventional x-ray procedures.
  12. 13. – a device inserted inside a coronary artery during a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to prevent the artery from narrowing at that site.
  13. 14. – an amino acid found in the bloodstream; high levels of homocysteine are thought to be related to an increased risk of coronary heart disease.
  14. 15. – chronic damage to the heart (especially the heart valves) resulting from a streptococcal infection within the heart; a complication of rheumatic fever.
  15. 17. – atherosclerotic blockages that occur in arteries that supply blood to the legs and arms.
  16. 19. – slowness of the heartbeat, as evidenced by a resting pulse rate of less than 60.
  17. 21. – pertaining to the heart (cardio) and blood vessels (vasculara).