The Cardiovascular Review
Across
- 5. Irregular heartbeat
- 6. Congestive heart failure
- 10. Medical term for heart attack
- 12. Condition where arteries narrow due to plaque buildup
- 16. Instrument used to listen to heart sounds
- 18. Measurement of blood pressure
- 23. Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart
- 24. Ultrasound used to assess heart function
Down
- 1. Muscular middle layer of the heart wall
- 2. Suffix meaning surgical removal
- 3. Another term for high blood pressure
- 4. Major vein returning deoxygenated blood to the heart
- 7. Coronary artery disease
- 8. Short form for hypertension
- 9. Device that records heart rhythms over 24+ hours
- 11. Imaging test for viewing blood vessels
- 13. Tool that records the electrical activity of the heart
- 14. Prefix relating to blood
- 15. Suffix meaning inflammation
- 17. Tiny blood vessels where gas and nutrient exchange occurs
- 19. Root word for blood vessels
- 20. Prefix relating to the heart
- 21. Largest artery in the body
- 22. Muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body
- 25. Abbreviation for myocardial infarction