Across
- 3. surgery to fix a damaged heart valve without replacing it
- 4. pertaining to the heart
- 5. enlargement or abnormal growth
- 6. slow heart rate
- 9. mechanical pump that helps the left ventricle pump blood
- 11. high levels of fats in the blood
- 13. flatline, no electrical activity in the heart
- 15. inflammation
- 18. fatty plaques build up in arteries, narrowing them
- 20. high blood pressure that can damage arteries and organs
- 21. referring to muscle
Down
- 1. a device that uses electrical signals to regulate slow heart rhythms
- 2. the heart suddenly stops beating, causing loss of blood flow
- 7. referring to blood
- 8. small metal tube placed in an artery to keep it open
- 10. chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart
- 12. referring to vessel
- 14. hardening
- 16. no electrical activity in the heart
- 17. record or image
- 19. enlarged heart