Across
- 2. behind or back
- 3. infarction also referred to as a heart attack. A condition occurs when a part of the heart doesn't get the blood flow it needs.
- 9. partial fibrillation
- 11. is a tool that is used to listen for the sounds of the heart or other body parts.
- 12. a type of blood vessel that has thick walls and carries blood away
- 15. transport system for blood
- 17. is a tool where X-ray dye called contrast is injected into blood vessels to diagnose things like narrowing or aneurysms.
- 18. dyspnea on exertion
- 19. diabetes melitus
- 20. have thinner walls and carry blood toward the heart
- 22. is a condition in which an artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell, like a balloon.
- 23. heart failure is condition where the heart is not efficiently pumping from the left vent,ricle causing reduced blood flow.
- 24. above or over or excessive
- 25. enzymes are a tool that is used to measure certain items in the blood that may indicate heart muscle damage.
Down
- 1. is a condition where the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed.
- 4. congestive heart failure
- 5. within
- 6. beyond or excess
- 7. around
- 8. a type of blood vessel that has very thin walls, where the exchange of carbon dioxide, oxygen, and nutrients occurs
- 10. pump blood to the rest of the body
- 13. is a tool that is used to measure pressure.
- 14. is a condition where an increase in pressure in the blood vessels.
- 16. is a tool that processes a recording, that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels.
- 21. coronary artery bypass graft