Across
- 2. test Portable 24–48 hour heart rhythm monitoring exam
- 4. Coronary artery disease
- 7. Test that records the electrical activity of the heart)
- 9. Heart
- 10. infarction Death of heart muscle due to blocked blood flow; commonly called a heart attack
- 12. an Imaging technique that uses dye and X-rays to view blood vessels
- 14. The two upper chambers of the heart that receive incoming blood.
- 15. The thick muscular layer of the heart responsible for contraction.
- 17. Cava Large vein that returns deoxygenated blood from the body to the right atrium
- 18. The largest artery in the body that carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the body.
- 20. Fast
- 23. Chronically high blood pressure
- 24. Myocardial infarction
Down
- 1. Ultrasound imaging test used to visualize the structure and function of the heart
- 3. Vessel
- 5. An abnormal heart rhythm
- 6. Slow
- 8. Record
- 11. Congestive heart failure
- 13. artery The blood vessel that carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs
- 14. Hardening and narrowing of the arteries caused by plaque buildup)
- 16. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- 19. angiogram Computed tomography scan that produces detailed images of blood vessels using contrast dye
- 21. Blood Pressure
- 22. Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart, often caused by infection