Across
- 2. Organ muscle that contracts to pump blood
- 5. Diuretic drugs often used to treat fluid overload in CCF
- 6. Pressure condition that can lead to heart failure
- 8. Peptides released in heart failure used as biomarkers
- 9. Term describing weakened pumping ability of the heart during contraction
- 12. Fluid buildup in tissues, often seen in heart failure
- 13. Enzyme-blocking drugs that lower afterload and improve survival
- 14. Irregular heartbeat rhythm
- 15. Volume percentage of blood pumped from the left ventricle each beat
Down
- 1. Blockage of blood flow to the heart muscle
- 3. Common symptom of heart failure meaning shortness of breath
- 4. Chamber(s) of the heart responsible for pumping blood out
- 7. Medication class that blocks sympathetic stimulation of the heart
- 10. Decreased forward blood movement from the heart
- 11. General condition where the heart cannot meet the body’s demands