Across
- 2. The pressure that the heart must work against to eject blood during systole
- 4. Loop diuretic used to treat oedema in heart failure
- 9. Vessel resposible for carrying blood from lungs to the heart
- 11. General term for heart muscle disease and common cause of LSHF
Down
- 1. Class of drug used to promote vasodilation, can produce a dry irritating cough
- 3. Inferior chamber responsible for distribution of re-oxygenated blood
- 5. Narriowing of valve (mainly aorta) restricting blood floow away from the heart
- 6. Term to describe contractility of ventricles
- 7. A build-up of fluid in the body which causes the affected tissue to become swollen.
- 8. The pressure stretching the ventricle of the heart, after passive filling and atrial contraction
- 10. Ultrasound exam used to create a moving image of the heart beating