Across
- 2. This type of heart block involves complete failure of electrical transmission
- 5. The heart’s upper chambers, responsible for receiving blood (plural)
- 6. The medical device used to treat severe heart block
- 8. A type of heart block where some impulses from the atria fail to reach the ventricles
- 9. This condition may be caused by heart block and involves the buildup of fluid in the lungs.
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- 1. A condition in which the heart's rhythm is irregular due to a problem with the electrical system.
- 3. A condition that occurs when the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the body's needs, often a complication of untreated heart block
- 4. Type of heart block characterized by a delay or interruption in the electrical signals between the atria and ventricles
- 7. The structure responsible for transmitting electrical impulses in the heart (abbreviation).