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