Across
- 5. Uses a catheter to inject x-ray dye into the blood vessels around the heart
- 6. Measures certain items in the blood that could indicate heart muscle damage
- 7. DM
- 9. Using an ultrasound to look at the heart and blood vessels
- 12. PVC
- 13. When the heart does not pump blood well from the left ventricle
- 14. Blockage or Plug (combining form)
- 17. Beyond or Excess (prefix)
- 19. Narrowing of the arteries around the heart
- 21. A portable EKG machine that the patient wears for a few days to record their heart rhythm
- 22. Measures Pressure (suffix)
- 23. ICD
- 25. The outer layer of the heart
Down
- 1. Swollen and Dilated veins
- 2. ASCVD
- 3. The sac that encloses the heart
- 4. Uses and ultrasound to look at the blood going through the blood vessels
- 8. AED
- 10. Muscular layer that contracts to pump blood
- 11. To remove fluid (suffix)
- 15. When an artery is weakened and balloons out
- 16. Brings blood to the heart from the lower body
- 18. When the heart doesn't get enough blood; a heart attack
- 20. The thin layer of tissue that lines each chamber of the heart
- 24. Fatty Substance (combining form)