Across
- 2. ballooning of arterial wall
- 5. smaller vessel that carries oxygen-poor blood to heart
- 7. sac surrounding the heart
- 8. abnormal heart rhythm
- 15. slow heartbeat
- 16. brief discharge of electricity applied to chest for dysrhythmias
- 17. largest veins in body
- 18. abbreviation for high density lipoprotein
- 19. thin, flexible tube inserted in radial or femoral artery (no spaces)
- 21. lab test for cholesterol and triglycerides (no spaces)
- 23. fast heartbeat
- 24. abbreviation for hypertension
- 25. arteries and veins are bypassed to the coronary artery around blockages (abbreviation)
- 27. measurement of electricity of the heart
- 28. xray image of blood vessels after contrast injection
Down
- 1. heartbeat felt through walls of arteries
- 3. abbreviation for deep vein thrombosis
- 4. inflammation of inner lining of heart
- 6. device to measure blood pressure
- 9. structure that allows blood flow to move only one way
- 10. myocardial ischemia usually resolved by administration of nitroglycerin
- 11. heart muscle
- 12. abbreviation for low density lipoprotein
- 13. pertaining to the heart
- 14. pacemaker of the heart (no spaces)
- 19. smallest blood vessel in body
- 20. abbreviation for Acute Myocardial Infarction
- 22. abbreviation for Automated External Defibrillator
- 26. enlargement of vessels
- 28. carries oxygen-rich blood to body