Across
- 4. Device implanted to regulate heart rhythm
- 6. Temporary loss of consciousness due to reduced cerebral blood flow
- 9. Difficult or labored breathing
- 10. Premature heartbeat arising outside the normal rhythm
- 12. Impaired conduction between atria and ventricles
- 15. Chaotic, disorganized cardiac rhythm often life-threatening
- 16. Originating from the ventricles of the heart
- 17. Reduced blood supply to cardiac tissue
- 18. Emergency procedure delivering electric shock to restore rhythm
Down
- 1. Complete absence of electrical activity in the heart
- 2. Irregular sensation of heartbeat felt by the patient
- 3. Rapid heart rate above normal resting level
- 5. Abnormal focus producing premature cardiac impulses
- 7. Abnormally slow heart rate
- 8. Rapid but regular atrial rhythm disturbance
- 11. Related to the atria of the heart
- 13. Common abbreviation for electrocardiogram
- 14. Electrical pathway transmission through the heart