Across
- 2. Declining ability of the heart’s pumping action.
- 3. occurs when something blocks blood supply to part of the brain or when a blood vessel in the brain bursts
- 4. suffix for tumor
- 6. Treatment of diseases for irregular heart beats.
- 10. gives a picture of your heart using ultrasound, a type of X-ray.
- 14. An implantable device to treat fast heart rates.
- 16. fast, abnormal heart rhythm
- 17. small vessels that perfuse tissue
- 20. An implantable device to treat low heart rates.
- 21. root word for heart
- 22. prefix for within, in
- 23. vessels that return blood to the heart
Down
- 1. pumps blood through systems
- 2. prefix for above, excessive
- 5. one of the two upper chambers in the heart that receives blood from the circulatory system
- 7. quick and painless test that records the electrical signals in the heart
- 8. uses very strong magnets and radio waves to create detailed images of your heart on a computer.
- 9. Small stroke with transient symptoms; usually is the precursor to a full stroke.
- 11. group of disorders of the heart and blood vessels
- 12. vessels that deliver blood to tissues
- 13. suffix for inflammation
- 15. specialised type of CT scan that may be used to help diagnose coronary artery disease
- 18. an irregular and often very rapid heart rhythm
- 19. a recording of the electrical activity of the heart.
- 20. slow and progressive circulation disorder caused by narrowing, blockage or spasms in a blood vessel.