Across
- 2. irregular or abnormal rhythm of the heart
- 3. most heart defects are detected by these
- 4. medication class that helps with fluid overload
- 6. absence or abnormal narrowing of an opening
- 7. shortness of breath
- 9. Main artery of the body
- 10. maternal condition- transposition of great vessels
- 13. effect of enlarged, floppy mitral valve
- 14. bluish discoloration of the skin
- 17. these defects allow mixing of oxy and deoxy blood
- 20. septum involved in VSD
- 21. a VSD leads to less blood flowing from this ventricle
Down
- 1. decreased oxygen content in arterial blood
- 5. abnormal enlargement of the heart.
- 8. most common congenital heart defect (initials)
- 11. narrowing of heart valve
- 12. abnormally rapid heart rate
- 15. abnormally low blood pressure
- 16. extreme tiredness
- 18. swelling of soft tissue from fluid retention
- 19. ventricle that pumps to the lungs