Across
- 4. buildup of plaque in the walls of your arteries
- 7. instrument to measure pressure
- 10. Vessels that carry blood towards the heart
- 13. abnormal heart rhythms
- 16. also known as EKG or ECG
- 17. high blood pressure
- 18. middle
- 21. an artery is weakened, causing it to swell
- 22. Under or insufficient
- 24. ventricle
Down
- 1. portable ECG machine
- 2. Tiny vessels that branch off from the arteries
- 3. pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
- 5. A organ that pumps the blood
- 6. Surgical removal/excision
- 8. Above/over or excessive
- 9. a test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels.
- 11. Blood vessel
- 12. Slow
- 14. Made up of red and white blood cells
- 15. Vessels that carry blood away from the heart
- 19. the patient is asked to walk on a treadmill or ride a bicycle to increase how hard the heart is working
- 20. mediastinum
- 23. lung
- 24. valve