Across
- 2. one of the organs which can be damaged by statins as a side effect
- 4. this is used to replace small structures which stop backflow of blood in the heart
- 6. the blood in arteries is under ---- high pressure
- 7. a drug which can be taken to reduce cholesterol buildup in the arteries
- 8. the largest vein in the body, this carries deoxygenated blood back to the heart
- 11. statins are taken as a small pill called a ------
- 12. the upper chambers of the heart
- 15. someone who is awaiting a heart transplant may use this
- 16. the largest artery in the body, it carries oxygenated blood out of the heart
- 17. can be a disadvantage of stent surgery
- 19. the blood vessel which carries blood from the lungs to the heart
Down
- 1. the surgery which replaces a heart with a donor organ
- 3. a small blood vessel with a very thin wall
- 4. a blood vessel which goes Away from the heart
- 5. arteries have a thick wall made of ------- and muscle tissue
- 9. a blood vessel which travels towards the heart
- 10. the lower chambers of the heart
- 13. the blood vessel which carries doxygenated blood to the lungs
- 14. veins contain these small structures which prevent backflow of blood
- 18. a wire mesh tube which can be used to reinforce the coronary arteries