Across
- 2. abbreviation for mitral valve prolapse
- 5. small metal mesh tube permanently put into the artery
- 7. abbreviation for hypertension
- 8. inflatable portion of the catheter
- 10. disease where there is narrowing in the arteries surrounding the heart
- 12. muscular tissue of the heart
- 14. can be placed at beginning of blood cell
- 15. when blood slows or stops flowing to your brain
- 18. condition where an artery has a weakened wall and the artery swells
- 19. abbreviation for premature ventricular contraction
- 20. abbreviation for potassium
- 22. used to get rid of plaque in the arteries
- 25. it pumps your blood
Down
- 1. abbreviation for blood pressure
- 3. prefix for blood vessel without an o
- 4. carries blood away from the heart
- 6. the thin smooth membrane that forms the surface of the valves
- 9. prefix for heart, with an o
- 11. prefix for artery without an o
- 13. flow of blood to the heart is blocked
- 16. prefix for pulse without an o
- 17. used to place balloons or stents
- 21. prefix for hardening with an o
- 23. where the heart's ability to pump is slower than usual
- 24. move blood to the heart