Across
- 4. muscular layer that contracts to pump blood
- 5. blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
- 6. swollen and dilated veins
- 8. a test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and blood vessels
- 9. combining term meaning pulse
- 11. prefix meaning fast
- 13. a procedure that injects x-ray dye into the blood vessels
- 16. a lab test that is used to measure certain items in the blood
- 17. the area where the heart sits
- 20. atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
- 21. suffix meaning "formation of an opening"
- 25. condition where the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
Down
- 1. a device placed in a patient's chest to regulate heartbeats
- 2. condition where an artery has a weakened wall causing it to swell
- 3. the bottom portion of the heart
- 7. the largest artery
- 10. also called myocardial infarction; when the heart doesn't get enough blood flow
- 12. high blood pressure
- 14. a portable ECG machine that records heart activity
- 15. diabetes mellitus
- 18. mitral valve prolapse
- 19. dyspnea on exertion
- 22. suffix meaning hardening
- 23. combining term meaning vessel
- 24. implantable cardioverter defibrillator