Across
- 9. surgical transplant procedure performed on patients with end-stage heart failure or severe coronary artery disease when other medical or surgical treatments have failed.
- 11. Racing heartbeat
- 12. a record or display of a person's heartbeat produced by electrocardiography.
- 14. colloquially heart bypass or bypass surgery, is a surgical procedure to restore normal blood flow to an obstructed coronary artery.
- 16. an excessive localized enlargement of an artery caused by a weakening of the artery wall.
- 17. an inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body, especially the heart muscles.
- 18. Improper beating of the heart, whether irregular, too fast, or too slow.
- 19. Damage to the brain from interruption of its blood supply.
- 20. the condition of being grossly fat or overweight.
Down
- 1. An infection of the heart's inner lining, usually involving the heart valves.
- 2. Narrowing of the valve in the large blood vessel branching off the heart (aorta).
- 3. Sudden, unexpected loss of heart function, breathing, and consciousness.
- 4. A condition in which the force of the blood against the artery walls is too high.
- 5. enlargement and thickening of the left ventricule
- 6. implantation of a small electronic device that is usually placed in the chest (just below the collarbone) to help regulate slow electrical problems with the heart.
- 7. surgical repair or unblocking of a blood vessel, especially a coronary artery.
- 8. Slow heartbeat
- 10. a test of the action of the heart using ultrasound waves to produce a visual display, used for the diagnosis or monitoring of heart disease.
- 13. surgery in which the heart is exposed and the blood made to bypass it.
- 15. a condition marked by severe pain in the chest, caused by an inadequate blood supply to the heart.