Thromboembolism and Stroke

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Across
  1. 5. , AF that is long-standing.
  2. 6. , A risk factor for stroke in patients with AF.
  3. 7. , The area in which tissue death has occurred.
  4. 9. , Another name for a stroke.
  5. 13. , Th D in CHADS
  6. 15. , Occurs when a thrombus fragment that has embolized from a site outside the brain and lodges in an artery in the brain and blocks blood flow.
Down
  1. 1. , worth 2 points in the CHADS2 scoring.
  2. 2. , Breaking up or dissolving a thrombus.
  3. 3. , Bleeding that occurs in the brain itself.
  4. 4. , Has a wide entrance from the left atrium, which allows abnormal amounts of blood to enter the appendage.
  5. 8. , AF that is sustained beyond 7 days.
  6. 10. , Made up of blood stasis, endothelial dysfunction and a hypercoagulable state.
  7. 11. , A brief type of ischemic stroke that has been tradionally defined as neurologic signs and symptoms that last <24 hrs.
  8. 12. , Stagnation of blood.
  9. 14. , Responsible for 15% to 20% of all ischemic strokes.