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- 1. Floating matter carried by blood that occludes a blood vessel.
- 3. The most common form of heart disease; _____ artery disease.
- 4. Failure of the cardiovascular system to deliver enough oxygen and nutrients to meet the needs of the body that, if left uninterrupted, results in death.
- 8. General term for any "weakening or change in the myocardium," often associated with inadequate heart pumping.
- 9. Reduction in the quantity of red blood cells or hemoglobin, which impairs the blood's ability to carry oxygen to cells.
- 12. Localized weakness in a blood vessel.
- 13. Inflammation of the veins.
- 14. High blood pressure.
- 15. Inflammation of the pericardium.
- 18. Sudden drop in blood pressure when moving from a lying down or sitting position to an upright or standing position, causing a loss of balance; _____ hypotension.
- 19. Term meaning "blood clot."
- 20. Inability of the heart to pump blood to meet the body's demands; congestive heart _____.
Down
- 2. Death of myocardial tissue from interrupted blood supply and prolonged ischemia; myocardial _____.
- 5. Genetic disorder that impairs the clotting mechanism in the blood.
- 6. Group of diseases characterized by thickening and loss of elasticity of arterial walls.
- 7. Disease of cyclic and periodic vasospasms in superficial tissues of the fingers and toes; _____ disease.
- 10. Chest pain that results from reduced blood supply to the heart; _____ pectoris.
- 11. Abnormally slow heart rate.
- 16. Any deviation from a normal heartbeat or rhythm.
- 17. Abnormally fast heart rate.