CARDIO CHAOS - A Crossword Challenge

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Across
  1. 4. the only artery that carries deoxygenated blood (hint: goes to lung)
  2. 5. a 24-year-old athlete is found to have a resting heart rate of 55bpm. what is this condition called? (hint: normal BPM is 60-100)
  3. 8. the waves in an ECG (only the letters)
  4. 12. irregular rhythm of the heart is known as _________.
  5. 15. the largest artery in the body.
  6. 16. persistantly elevated blood pressure results in what disease?
  7. 18. a vessel that carries deoxygenated blood. (hint: blue in colour)
  8. 19. the organ that pumps blood
Down
  1. 1. the smallest blood vessel
  2. 2. the heart’s natural pacemaker is the ________ node.
  3. 3. a life-threatening condition when blood cannot reach a part of the brain.
  4. 6. the structure that separates the two halves of the heart
  5. 7. cardiovascular problems often present as pain in the _________ region (hint: some patients present with a stomach ache)
  6. 9. a 40-year-old male presents with fever and chest pain that is relieved when leaning forward in a seated position. on auscultation, a friction rub is heard. diagnosis? (hint: related to the heart’s covering membrane)
  7. 10. specialised fibres responsible for impulse conduction in the ventricle walls. (hint: bundle of his terminates into them)
  8. 11. Ion responsible for cardiac muscle contraction (hint: also in bone)
  9. 13. heart rate that exceeds 100 bpm
  10. 14. a condition where one of the heart valve is narrowed resulting in obstruction of blood flow.
  11. 15. crushing chest pain is called as -
  12. 17. which nerve causes the classic left arm referred pain in heart attacks? (hint: related to the diaphragm)