Across
- 4. chest pain caused by decreased blood flow to heart muscle
- 7. heart failure inability of the heart to pump its required amount of blood
- 8. arteries blood vessels that carry oxygen rich blood from the aorta to the heart
- 9. membrane surrounding the heart
- 10. abnormal heartbeat (rhythm); fibrillation and flutter are examples
- 11. surgical repair of a blood vessel
- 13. inflammation of small arteries
Down
- 1. incision of a vein
- 2. disease of heart muscle
- 3. local widening of an artery caused by weakness in the arterial wall or breakdown of the wall from atherosclerosis
- 5. hardening of arteries
- 6. hardening of arteries with a collection of cholesterol-like plaque
- 12. inflammation of a small vein
- 13. stenosis narrowing of the aorta