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Across
  1. 1. inflammation in which the pericardial sac is inflamed
  2. 3. x-ray dye is injected into blood vessels to diagnose stenosis or aneurysms
  3. 7. hypertension
  4. 12. heart or crown
  5. 15. implantable cardiovascular defibrillator
  6. 18. Enzymes. measures certain items in the blood that may indicate heart disease
  7. 19. ultrasound to look at heart
  8. 20. heart failure. heart is not efficiently pumping from left ventricle
  9. 21. valve. between left ventricle and atrium, has two flaps
  10. 22. regulates heartbeat
  11. 23. artery has weakened wall causing it to swell
  12. 24. pulse
Down
  1. 2. to hold back
  2. 4. valve. semilunar valve between right ventricle and pulmonary artery. It is half moon shaped
  3. 5. fatty substance
  4. 6. ventricular fibrillation
  5. 8. valve. Semilunar valve between left ventricle and aorta
  6. 9. premature ventricular contraction
  7. 10. inner wall which is a thin inner layer that lines each chamber
  8. 11. valve. between right ventricle and atrium, and has three flaps
  9. 13. point of maximum impulse of the heart
  10. 14. arrest. heart stops working completely
  11. 16. veins. swollen and dilated veins usually in the legs
  12. 17. Monitor. portable ECG machine that patients wear for a few days. It tracks heart activity
  13. 18. skin