Across
- 4. enlarged heart
- 6. surgical procedure to widen narrowed arteries
- 10. rapid heart rate condition
- 15. surgical procedure used to remove blood clots and arterial plaque from the inner lining of an artery
- 16. x-ray procedure to examine blood vessles
- 18. a condition where a person has a deficiency in all three major types of blood cells
- 19. skin condition causing bluish hue from a lack of oxygen
Down
- 1. process of platelet production in the bone marrow
- 2. medical procedure for clearing blocked coronary arteries
- 3. medical procedure used to separate and collect white blood cells from the blood
- 5. an abbreviation that also means high blood pressure
- 7. a surgical incision or opening made into an artery
- 8. condition characterized by weakened heart pumping
- 9. an acronym that means a heart attack
- 11. Heart condition that causes narrowed arteries
- 12. an acronym of a common heart condition caused by arterial plaque buildup
- 13. the body’s process that stops bleeding
- 14. abnormal heart rhythm
- 17. surgery to bypass blocked arteries