Across
- 3. Mitral valve prolapse is a condition in which the valve between the left ________ and left ventricle closes imperfectly
- 4. An x-ray that uses dye injected into the coronary arteries to study the circulation of the blood through the arteries
- 5. Term for rapid heart rate, more than 100 beats per minute
- 7. A balloon is inserted into the coronary artery and inflated to push the blockage against the arterial wall
- 8. Cardiac Stents are tiny ________, stainless steel devices, which hold arteries open after an angioplasty
- 10. Cardiac MRI is the use of ______ waves and a strong magnetic field provides remarkably clear and detailed pictures of the size and thickness of the chambers
- 11. Surgically providing a detour to allow the blood supply to go around the blocked area
- 14. Indicate some defects in the valves of the heart
Down
- 1. A wand-like device placed on the chest over the heart to direct ultrasound waves at the heart
- 2. Term used for slow heart rate, less than 60 beats per minute
- 6. Cardiac Catheterization is an invasive test that is an insertion of a catheter, usually into the _______ artery or vein
- 9. Term used to discuss any change or deviation from the normal heart rate
- 10. When cardiac tissue forms inside the cardiac stent and reclogs the arteries
- 12. Specialized stress test that uses thallium or Cardiolite, radioactive substances that are injected into the bloodstream when maximum exercise is reached
- 13. Transmyocardial laser revascularization is the use of lasers to puncture holes in the heart muscle to improve _____ ______