Heart and Heart Technology

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Across
  1. 2. one of the organs which can be damaged by statins as a side effect
  2. 4. this is used to replace small structures which stop backflow of blood in the heart
  3. 6. the blood in arteries is under ---- high pressure
  4. 7. a drug which can be taken to reduce cholesterol buildup in the arteries
  5. 8. the largest vein in the body, this carries deoxygenated blood back to the heart
  6. 11. statins are taken as a small pill called a ------
  7. 12. the upper chambers of the heart
  8. 15. someone who is awaiting a heart transplant may use this
  9. 16. the largest artery in the body, it carries oxygenated blood out of the heart
  10. 17. can be a disadvantage of stent surgery
  11. 19. the blood vessel which carries blood from the lungs to the heart
Down
  1. 1. the surgery which replaces a heart with a donor organ
  2. 3. a small blood vessel with a very thin wall
  3. 4. a blood vessel which goes Away from the heart
  4. 5. arteries have a thick wall made of ------- and muscle tissue
  5. 9. a blood vessel which travels towards the heart
  6. 10. the lower chambers of the heart
  7. 13. the blood vessel which carries doxygenated blood to the lungs
  8. 14. veins contain these small structures which prevent backflow of blood
  9. 18. a wire mesh tube which can be used to reinforce the coronary arteries