Hamilton-Rhoden Chapter 8 Cardio MT

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Across
  1. 2. What is the degenerative disease of the arterial walls that cause them to become thickened and brittle
  2. 4. A procedure the records radiographic image inside the blood vessel
  3. 5. A procedure that reopens narrowed blood vessels to restore blood flow
  4. 6. The abbreviation of Hypertension is ___
  5. 9. When you have abnormally slow heart rate, usually fewer than 60 beats per minute
  6. 11. Surgical repair of a valve
  7. 12. The defibrillation technique using low-energy shocks to reset the heart's rhythm back to normal
  8. 13. What happens when blood pressure is persistently lower than 90/60 mm Hg
  9. 15. Enlargement of the heart means
  10. 18. Arteriostenosis means narrowing of the ____
  11. 19. The abbreviation of peripheral artery disease is ___
Down
  1. 1. The lifesaving emergency treatment to restart the heart
  2. 3. A procedure that records the spread of electrical excitation to parts of the heart
  3. 7. The narrowing of a vessel,especially the aorta
  4. 8. What can reduce or block blood flow in the heart
  5. 10. When there are excessive amounts of lipids in the blood
  6. 14. The abbreviation of automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator is ___
  7. 16. When there is irregularity in the rhythm of the heart
  8. 17. The abnormal dilation of a vessel, usually an artery