THE HEART

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  1. 1. Death caused by a sudden loss of heart function
  2. 6. receives oxygenated blood from the lungs and pumps it to the left ventricle
  3. 9. EKG
  4. 12. A clot-preventing medicine that prevents platelets from sticking together to form clots
  5. 13. During cardiac catheterization, a doctor inflates a balloon inside a narrowed or blocked coronary artery to widen the artery
  6. 14. Commonly called water pills, diuretics increase urination and fluid loss
  7. 15. a short period that occurs when the tricuspid and mitral valves close
  8. 19. receives blood from the right atrium and pumps it to the lungs, where it is loaded with oxygen.
  9. 20. A sudden cessation of heart function.
  10. 22. A coronary artery is suddenly blocked
  11. 25. An ultrasound of the heart. An echocardiogram provides direct viewing of any problems with the heart muscle’s pumping ability and heart valves.
  12. 26. maintain a stable heart rate, a pacemaker can be implanted
  13. 28. The Inflammation of the covering of the heart
  14. 29. it records the heart's rhythm continuously for a 24 hour period
  15. 30. HELPS TO MAKE BLOOD THICKER AND PREVENTS BLOOD CLOTS
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  1. 2. This powerful medicine helps prevent blood clots
  2. 3. how much pressure is in the arteries during diastole
  3. 4. receives blood from the veins and pumps it to the right ventricle
  4. 5. Clot-busting
  5. 7. can decrease the risk of abnormal heartbeats
  6. 8. run along the surface of the heart and provide oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle.
  7. 10. controls blood flow from the right atrium to the right ventricle
  8. 11. An abnormal sound heard when listening to the heart with a stethoscope
  9. 12. supplies blood to the lateral and posterior portions of the left ventricle
  10. 16. a thin layer on the surface of the heart in which the coronary arteries lie.
  11. 17. A disease of heart muscle in which the heart is abnormally enlarged, thickened, and/or stiffened
  12. 18. automated external defibrillator
  13. 21. between the left atrium and the left ventricle
  14. 23. a powerful organ
  15. 24. An abnormal heart rhythm due to changes in the conduction of electrical impulses through the heart
  16. 27. heart is unable to pump blood to body tissues efficiently