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- 3. This suffix means narrowing, constriction
- 4. coronary artery bypass graft
- 7. This root word means deficiency, blockage
- 9. Arterial Disease A blockage of the vessels that carry blood from the heart to the legs
- 10. This prefix means surrounding, around
- 12. This is the smallest veins and receive blood from capillaries
- 13. Disease This is the one of the types of heart valve disease. This is where the left lower heart chamber and bodys main artery doesnt work properly.
- 16. Occurs when something is blocking the blood supply to a part of the brain or when a bloos vessel in the brain bursts
- 21. Disease This affects the blood flow to the heart- and decreased blood flow can cause this.
- 22. This tool is a scan to observe the heart and the nearby blood vessels
- 23. This suffix means abnormal condition
- 24. Monitoring This is a tool is a portable ECG that records your electrical activity of the heart for over 24 hours.
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- 1. Heart Disease occurs when there is a narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries
- 2. catherteriztion This is a flexible tube thats put into a blood bessel in the arm to examine the heart valves.
- 5. This tool is a line graph that shows the electrical activity of the heart over time
- 6. beats per minute
- 8. This is a delicate blood vessel that exists throughout your body
- 11. cardiovascular disease
- 14. This carries blood away from the heart and veins carry blood back to heart.
- 15. This is a blood vessel located throughout your body that collects oxygen
- 17. This root word stands for vessel
- 18. CT scan This tool helps you look for any blockage or narrowing of the arteries and to find any problems with any pumping of the heart.
- 19. chronic heart failure
- 20. coronary artery disease
- 24. Its the muscle at the center of your circulation system