Across
- 4. subjective experience of pounding, skipping, or racing heartbeat
- 6. a stationary blood clot
- 7. a localized area of necrosis (dead tissue cells) caused by ischemia resulting from occlusion of a blood vessel; to stuff into
- 11. joining of two blood vessels to allow flow from one to the other
- 13. drug that dilates coronary arteries, restoring oxygen to the tissues to relieve the pain of angina pectoris
- 14. a widening; bulging of the wall of an artery caused by a congenital defect or acquired weakness
- 15. plugging; an obstruction or a closing off
- 16. to contract; period during the cardiac cycle (complete heart beat) when the heart is in contraction and blood is ejected through the aorta and the pulmonary artery
- 19. excision of atheromatous plaque from within an artery utilizing a device housed in a flexible catheter that selectively cuts away or pulverizes tissue buildup
- 21. a drug that increases the force of myocardial contractions in the heart commonly used to treat congestive heart failure (CHF)
- 23. fibers in the ventricles that transmit impulses to the right and left ventricles, causing them to contract
- 24. drug that reduces serum fat and cholesterol
- 25. limping; pain in a limb (especially the calf) while walking that subsides after rest; caused by inadequate blood supply
- 27. a clot (e.g., air, fat, or a foreign object) carried in the bloodstream that obstructs the flow of blood when it lodges (embolus = a stopper)
- 28. drugs used to dissolve thrombi (blood clots); used in acute management of myocardial infarction (MI) and ischemic stroke; commonly called "clot busters"
- 29. decreased blood flow to tissue caused by obstruction or constriction of a blood vessel; to hold back blood
- 30. surgical removal of the lining of an artery to clear a blockage caused by a clot or atherosclerotic plaque build up
- 31. surgical repair of a heart valve
Down
- 1. tiny vessels that join arterioles and venules
- 2. compression of a part that causes narrowing (stenosis)
- 3. restoration of a fast of irregular heart rate to a normal rhythm, either by pharmaceuticals means or by delivery of electrical energy
- 5. profuse sweating (perspiration)
- 8. drug that counteracts cardiac arrhythmia
- 9. to expand; period during the cardiac cycle (complete heart beat) when blood enters the relaxed ventricles from the atria
- 10. normal blood pressure
- 12. a form of arteriosclerosis characterized by the buildup of fatty substances that harden within the walls of arteries
- 17. recharging of the myocardial cell from a contracted state back to a resting state (re = again; polarization = resting)
- 18. termination of ventricular fibrillation by delivering an electrical stimulus to the heart; most commonly, this is done by applying the electrodes of the defibrillator externally to the chest wall, but it can also be performed internally, such as during open heart surgery or via an implanted device
- 20. an abnormal growth of tissue around a valve, generally resulting from infection; to grow
- 22. a device used to treat slow heart rates (bradycardia) by electrically stimulating the heart to contract; most often, it is implanted with lead wires and battery circuitry under the skin, but it can also be placed on a temporary basis externally with lead wires inserted into the heart via a vein
- 26. use of a flexible fiberoptic angioscope that is guided through a specific blood vessels to visually assess a lesion and to select the mode of therapy