Across
- 4. a type of cardiomyopathy that usually starts in your hearts main pumping chamber
- 7. the SA node is a natural what
- 10. is inflammation of the tissue that forms a sac around the heart
- 11. heart failure on this side is associated with chromic kidney disease
- 13. is the buildup of too much fluid in the pericardium (2 words)
- 15. shock that is life-threatening in which your heart suddenly can't pump enough blood to meet your body's needs.
- 17. heart failure on this side may cause fluid to back up in the lungs
- 19. medical term for a resting heart rate over 100 beats a minute
- 21. high blood pressure
- 23. a type of tachycardia that is caused by too much caffeine or alcohol.
Down
- 1. shock in which severe blood or other fluid lose makes the heart unable to pump enough blood to the body
- 2. a type of dysfunction if any of the four valves do not function properly
- 3. thickening or hardening of the arteries caused by a buildup of plaque in the inner lining of an artery.
- 5. narrowing or blockage of the vessels that cary blood from the heart to the legs
- 6. type of heart rhythm disorder that causes the heart muscle to contract and the heart to beat (2 words)
- 8. specific type of arteriosclerosis
- 9. shock that is life-threatening condone when your blood pressure drops to a dangerously low level after infection.
- 12. low blood pressure
- 14. is the inflammation of the inner lining of the heart
- 16. is inflammation of the heart muscle
- 18. a surgery to remove a diseased organ
- 20. a type of cardiomyopathy in which the heart muscle becomes abnormally thick
- 22. slower than normal heart rate