Across
- 3. a condition in which the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
- 6. top of the heart
- 9. stopping of the heart
- 14. bottom of the heart
- 15. veins swollen and dilated veins
- 16. atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
- 18. automated external defibrillator
- 19. muscular layer of the heart walls that contracts to pump blood
- 20. involuntary muscle contraction
- 23. instrument to measure pressure
- 25. surgical removal/excision
- 26. point of maximum impulse of the heart when felt during examination
Down
- 1. a test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels
- 2. condition in which an artery has a weakened wall
- 4. blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
- 5. coronary artery disease
- 7. thin inner layer of the heart walls that lines each chamber
- 8. instrument to measure pressure
- 10. a test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels
- 11. heart __ is when a person's heart is replaced by a donor's
- 12. this test helps check heart rhythm and may diagnosis other heart issues
- 13. outer layer of the heart walls
- 17. __ infarction = heart attack
- 21. instrument for viewing
- 22. basic metabolic panel
- 24. formation of an opening