Across
- 1. = Dyspnea that occurs when a patient lies flat due to pulmonary congestion
- 4. = Disease of the heart muscle that can lead to heart failure
- 7. = Definitive surgical treatment for end stage heart failure
- 8. = Resistance the ventricle must overcome to eject blood during systole
- 10. = Mechanical circulatory support device used in advanced heart failure
- 12. = Chronic syndrome in which the heart cannot pump sufficient blood to meet metabolic demands
- 13. = Cardiac biomarker released from ventricular stretch used to diagnose heart failure
- 15. = Accumulation of fluid in the lungs caused by left sided heart failure
- 16. = Neurohormonal system activated in heart failure causing vasoconstriction and sodium retention
Down
- 2. = Sudden nighttime shortness of breath that awakens patients with heart failure
- 3. = Medications that decrease sympathetic stimulation and improve cardiac function
- 5. = Thickening of the ventricular wall caused by chronic pressure overload
- 6. = Percentage of blood ejected from the ventricle during each contraction used to assess heart function
- 9. = Degree of ventricular stretch at the end of diastole influenced by venous return
- 11. = Medication class that reduces afterload and prevents ventricular remodeling
- 14. = Medications that reduce fluid overload by increasing urine output