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- 6. means artery
- 8. heart failure inability for the heart to pump blood effectively
- 10. coronary artery system
- 14. meaning buildup of plaque inside the arterial wall
- 16. the measurement of force that is exerted by the blood on artery walls
- 20. infarction a heart attack that is caused by blood flow that is blocked
- 23. a test that tracks the heart's electrical activity
- 25. vessel
- 26. very thick muscular layer of the heart that is responsible for
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- 1. the inner lining of the heart valves and its chambers
- 2. is the largest artery that carries oxygenated blood from the heart
- 3. monitor a device that records heart rhythms
- 4. test measures the heart function during a physical exertion
- 5. meaning heart
- 7. cava a major vein that returns deoxygenated blood to the heart
- 9. blood condition
- 11. a condition where the heart isn't able to pump efficiently
- 12. an abnormal heart rhythm
- 13. an abbreviation for a heart attack
- 15. catheterization a procedure to examine coronary arteries
- 17. a protective sac surrounded by the heart
- 18. the number of heartbeats per minute
- 19. high blood pressure
- 21. the protective sac that is surrounded around the heart
- 22. a blood condition
- 24. ultrasound imaging of the heart