Across
- 3. the abbreviation for diastolic blood pressure
- 6. Prefix for fast
- 8. Inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart
- 10. Specialized layer of endothelial cells
- 13. Prefix for blood vessel
- 14. uses a thin tube and X-rays with dye to spot blocked blood vessels
- 15. a small wearable monitor that tracks heart rhythms
- 17. the abbreviation for atrial fibrillation
- 19. Microscopic thin-walled vessels
- 21. measures to detect active heart muscle damage
- 22. Prefix for artery
- 23. Irregular heart rhythms
Down
- 1. persistently high blood pressure
- 2. Uses sound waves to map heart structures
- 4. suffix for disease
- 5. Flaps of tissue that keep blood flowing
- 7. Build-up in the arteries that causes blood clots
- 9. Blockage of blood flow to the brain
- 10. the abbreviation for electrocardiogram
- 11. Thick middle muscular layer of the heart
- 12. Prefix for heart
- 15. pumps oxygenated blood
- 16. the abbreviation for transesophageal echocardiogram
- 18. records the heart's electrical signals
- 20. the abbreviation for systolic blood pressure