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- 3. stress test: Evaluates the heart's function during physical activity.
- 6. catheterization: Invasive procedure to diagnose and treat heart conditions.
- 8. Blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart.
- 9. failure: Inability of the heart to pump blood effectively.
- 13. vessels: Tubes that transport blood throughout the body.
- 14. High blood pressure.
- 16. The pump that circulates blood throughout the body.
- 18. Heart's inability to pump blood effectively.
- 21. Measures the electrical activity of the heart.
- 22. Narrowing of the heart's blood vessels.
- 23. (suffix): Referring to a condition of the blood.
- 24. Irregular heartbeat in the upper chambers of the heart.
- 25. Heart attack.
Down
- 1. Irregular heartbeat.
- 2. High blood pressure.
- 4. (prefix): Relating to the heart.
- 5. Blood vessels that carry oxygen-depleted blood back to the heart.
- 7. Tiny blood vessels where oxygen and nutrients are exchanged with tissues.
- 10. Uses sound waves to create images of the heart.
- 11. monitor: Portable device that records the heart's activity over 24-48 hours.
- 12. Build-up of plaque in the arteries.
- 15. artery disease: Narrowing of the arteries that supply blood to the heart.
- 17. (prefix): Relating to blood vessels.
- 19. (prefix): Relating to the formation of fatty deposits in blood vessels.
- 20. (suffix): Relating to blood vessels.