Across
- 7. abbreviation for hypertension
- 8. abbreviation for the condition where there is a hole in the septum separating the upper chambers of the heart
- 9. inflammation of the heart muscle
- 10. recording of a blood vessel
- 13. abbreviation for the open-heart surgery for clogged coronary arteries
- 15. chest pain
- 16. blood vessel tumor
- 18. abnormal hardening of fatty plaque
- 20. disease/disorder of the ventricle
- 22. an instrument used to measure oxygen
- 23. a weakening in the wall of an artery, resulting in a localized widening of the artery
Down
- 1. inflammation of a vein
- 2. disease/disorder of the heart muscle
- 3. recording of the heart using sound waves
- 4. fat in the blood
- 5. a beat that originates from outside the SA node
- 6. a localized area of necrotic tissue
- 8. rupture of an artery
- 11. coronary artery disease
- 12. the natural pacemaker of the heart is the _____ node
- 14. literally means "little vein"
- 17. without contraction of the heart (flat-line)
- 19. clot
- 21. root for vein