heart Murmurs
Across
- 5. flowing backward through the valve (regurgitation)
- 6. stenosis/ narrowing of valve that takes blood all around body
- 7. stenosis/ narrowing of a particular valve that takes blood through the left atrium down to the left ventricle
- 9. arteriosus/condition happens when the valve that connects aorta and pulmonary does not close after birth
- 10. bacteria or germs spread through your bloodstream and lodge in your heart
- 12. defects/ holes in the heart
Down
- 1. shuts/ abnormal blood flow between the heart chambers or blood vessels
- 2. commonly known place for valve problems
- 3. deposits/ build up in the valve tissue causing stiffening and poor function
- 4. these become harder as a valve losses function
- 8. scarring, thickening, or stiffening of the aortic valve, affects 1 in 3 elderly people
- 11. fever/ (not common in us) happens when strep throat is not properly taken care of