Across
- 2. An angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor is a pharmaceutical drug used primarily for the treatment of hypertension and congestive heart failure
- 3. surgical repair or unblocking of a blood vessel, especially a coronary artery
- 7. disease generally refers to conditions that involve narrowed or blocked blood vessels that can lead to a heart attack, chest pain (angina) or stroke
- 8. a sudden, sometimes temporary, cessation of function of the heart
- 9. a drug that is used to treat abnormal heart rhythms
- 10. hardening of the arteries
- 11. a drug that slows heart rate
- 13. a weakness of the heart that leads to a buildup of fluid in the lungs and surrounding body tissues
- 16. drug induced growth of new blood vessels
- 17. a condition characterized by a deficiency of red blood cells
- 18. the removal or destruction of tissue
- 19. a condition marked by severe pain in the chest
Down
- 1. a machine that is used to administer an electric shock to the heart
- 2. a ring of tough fibrous tissue that is attached to and supports the leaflets of the heart valve
- 4. swelling
- 5. the medical name for a heart attack
- 6. relating to or denoting the arteries that surround and supply the heart
- 12. an irregular heartbeat
- 13. Pain in the chest that can be a result of many things, including angina, heart attack (coronary occlusion), and other important diseases
- 14. condition in which there is not enough oxygen-rich blood supplied to the heart muscle
- 15. shortness of breath