Across
- 3. death of heart muscle tissue, a heart attack
- 10. a condition of high cholesterol that can lead to plaque buildup
- 11. dealing with the heart
- 14. lack of oxygen
- 15. blood pressure above 140/90
- 16. partial blockage
- 17. deposit of fatty material in an artery
- 18. contraction of the ventricles
- 19. constriction of a passageway
- 20. death of tissue
Down
- 1. a surgery that inserts a stent into an artery to hold it open
- 2. the sudden stopping of the heart
- 4. relaxation of the ventricles
- 5. plaque that accumulates on the innermost layer of an arterial wall
- 6. the open space in a blood vessel
- 7. hardening of the arteries
- 8. a hypoxic event due to an occlusion that causes reduced blood flow
- 9. blood pressure below 90/50
- 12. a type of chest pain that can extend to the left shoulder and arm
- 13. a non-moving blood clot
- 21. a blood clot that travels through the bloodstream