Across
- 5. Hardening of arteries due to plaque buildup
- 6. Prefix relating to blood vessels
- 7. Suffix referring to blood vessels
- 9. Abbreviation for blood pressure
- 10. Prefix referring to the heart
- 11. Abbreviation for chest pain
- 13. Artery Vessel carrying deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs
- 15. Blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart
- 16. Tool used by doctors to listen to heart sounds
- 20. Infarction Another term for a heart attack
- 22. Medical term for high blood pressure
- 23. Condition where the heart has an irregular rhythm
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- 1. Failure Inability of the heart to pump blood effectively
- 2. Imaging test that uses ultrasound to view the heart
- 3. Organ that pumps blood throughout the body
- 4. Abbreviation for shortness of breath
- 8. Tiny blood vessels where oxygen exchange occurs
- 9. Prefix meaning slow, as in a slow heart rate
- 12. Oximeter Device that measures oxygen levels in the blood
- 14. Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart
- 17. Test that records the electrical activity of the heart
- 18. Abbreviation for coronary artery bypass graft
- 19. Prefix meaning fast, as in a fast heart rate
- 20. Abbreviation for myocardial infarction
- 21. Imaging test that examines blood vessels