THE HEART

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  1. 4. Death caused by a sudden loss of heart function
  2. 5. controls blood flow from the right atrium to the right ventricle
  3. 7. receives oxygenated blood from the lungs and pumps it to the left ventricle
  4. 8. a powerful organ
  5. 12. A coronary artery is suddenly blocked
  6. 13. An abnormal heart rhythm due to changes in the conduction of electrical impulses through the heart
  7. 15. how much pressure is in the arteries during diastole
  8. 16. An abnormal sound heard when listening to the heart with a stethoscope
  9. 17. This powerful medicine helps prevent blood clots
  10. 18. A disease of heart muscle in which the heart is abnormally enlarged, thickened, and/or stiffened
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  1. 1. During cardiac catheterization, a doctor inflates a balloon inside a narrowed or blocked coronary artery to widen the artery
  2. 2. a thin layer on the surface of the heart in which the coronary arteries lie.
  3. 3. receives blood from the right atrium and pumps it to the lungs, where it is loaded with oxygen.
  4. 6. run along the surface of the heart and provide oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle.
  5. 9. a short period that occurs when the tricuspid and mitral valves close
  6. 10. An ultrasound of the heart. An echocardiogram provides direct viewing of any problems with the heart muscle’s pumping ability and heart valves.
  7. 11. between the left atrium and the left ventricle
  8. 14. receives blood from the veins and pumps it to the right ventricle