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- 3. Main pumping chamber on the heart’s left side
- 7. Root meaning vein
- 8. Unit measuring heart rate per minute
- 10. Middle muscular layer of the heart responsible for pumping
- 11. and cerebrovascular disease Brain injury caused by disrupted blood flow
- 13. Irregular heartbeat pattern
- 15. Emergency procedure to restart heart and breathing
- 16. vein thrombosis Blood clot forming in a deep vein, often in the leg
- 18. Outer protective layer of the heart
- 19. Prefix meaning fast or rapid
- 22. bracial index Comparison of blood pressure in ankle and arm
- 24. monitor Portable devices at records heart rhythm over time
- 25. artery disease Narrowed arteries reducing blood flow to limbs
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- 1. testing Study that maps electrical activity of the heart
- 2. Ultrasound image of the heart
- 4. heart disease Heart damage caused by untreated strep infection
- 5. Suffix meaning deficiency or lack
- 6. Sudden unexpected death due to heart malfunction
- 9. MRI or MRV Imaging test using magnets to view heart or blood vessels
- 12. Relating to the inner lining of blood vessels
- 14. Measure of force of blood against artery walls
- 17. Prefix meaning slow
- 20. Organ that circulates blood through the body
- 21. Suffix meaning pain
- 23. Paired organs responsible for gas exchange