CARDIOVASCULAR CROSSWORD

4. the heart’s electrical activity.
5. surrounding the heart.
8. or pain around the heart, often radiating to arm/shoulder, triggered by exertion.
9. or natural connection between vessels.
13. given in shock to increase cardiac output.
15. imaging used to assess heart structures and function.
16. in acute heart failure to reduce anxiety, preload, afterload, respirations, and pain in MI.
17. of weakened, enlarged heart muscle.
18. and filling of the atria and ventricles; ~two thirds of the cardiac cycle.
19. ,Terminal fibers of the cardiac conduction system; carry impulses through ventricles.
20. decrease in systolic pressure (>10 mmHg) during inspiration.

1. thickening (fibrosis/calcification), often from rheumatic carditis.
2. released by ventricles during fluid overload/heart failure.
3. Minimally invasive procedure using a balloon catheter to open blocked coronary arteries.
6. Delays conduction between atria and ventricles.
7. muscle protein released into blood with myocardial injury.
10. of the heart due to fluid in the pericardium.
11. of heart walls to increase contractility and cardiac output.
12. that assesses cardiovascular response to increased workload.
14. that dilates coronary arteries, relieves angina.