Across
- 2. Irregular heartbeat
- 5. infarction Medical term for a heart attack
- 7. Prefix meaning fast
- 9. Prefix meaning vessel
- 10. catheterization Procedure that examines blood vessels using a thin tube
- 15. The muscular middle layer of the heart wall
- 16. heart failure Condition where the heart can’t pump effectively
- 18. Surgery for blocked coronary arteries (bypass)
- 21. Medical term for high blood pressure
- 23. Sat Abbreviation for oxygen saturation
- 24. test Test that monitors heart during exercise
Down
- 1. Prefix meaning slow
- 3. The main muscular organ that pumps blood
- 4. Ballooning of a weakened artery wall
- 6. Tiny blood vessels where nutrient exchange occurs
- 8. Prefix meaning heart
- 10. Abbreviation for congestive heart failure
- 11. Blood vessel that carries blood away from heart
- 12. Suffix meaning inflammation
- 13. monitor Portable device that records heart rhythm for 24+ hours
- 14. Blood vessel that carries blood to the heart
- 17. Test that records the electrical activity of the heart
- 19. Abbreviation for blood pressure
- 20. Abbreviation for heart rate
- 22. Ultrasound test of the heart