Across
- 2. irregular or abnormal heart rhythm
- 6. also known as bicuspid valve
- 12. collection of fluid around the heart
- 14. coughing up blood
- 15. stricture of aorta in pediatric patient
- 17. abbreviated surgery that anastomoses a graft from aorta to distal a coronary blockage
- 18. removal of fibrous scarring material
- 21. inner lining of the heart muscle
- 22. thoracotomy incision
Down
- 1. sinoatrial node nickname as it regulates the heart rate
- 3. Used to inflate intraaortic balloon
- 4. heart vessel carrying oxygenated blood to heart from lungs
- 5. medication solution used to induce asystole for CABG
- 7. flattened whisk shaped lung retractor
- 8. secures cannulae for bypass
- 9. nerve of diaphragm
- 10. removal of a lobe of the lung
- 11. plaque on the intima of the artery
- 13. reverses heparin
- 16. direct visualization of great vessels
- 19. pleura covering surface of thorax
- 20. thoracic surgery performed minimally invasively
- 23. pus is the pleural cavity