Across
- 1. increased pressure in the blood vessels
- 6. device with wires that are implanted in the heart wall to deliver and electrical signal to regulate heart beats
- 9. catheterization
- 11. blood pressure check
- 13. implantable cardioverter defibrillator
- 16. have thick walls and carry blood away from the heart
- 18. pericardial sac around heart is inflamed
- 19. cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- 20. heart attack - blockage/narrowing in coronary artery
- 21. have thick walls and carry blood away from the heart
- 22. slow
- 23. pulse
Down
- 2. treadmill or exercise test - evaluate how well system is functioning
- 3. have thinner walls and carry blood towards the heart
- 4. fast
- 5. instrument to measure pressure
- 7. test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels
- 8. swollen and dilated veins
- 10. on the right side of the heart between right atrium and right ventricle
- 12. premature ventricular contraction
- 14. listen for the sounds of the heart
- 15. blood vessel
- 16. artery has a weakened wall and swells like a balloon
- 17. double-layered sac that the heart is enclosed in
- 21. coronary artery bypass graft