Across
- 4. a serous membrane that forms the innermost layer of the pericardium and the outer surface of the heart.
- 5. automated external defibrillator
- 6. computerized tomography
- 8. occurs when the heart muscle doesn't get enough blood
- 9. beyond or excess
- 12. condition in which the heart beats with an irregular or abnormal rhythm
- 14. plug or blockage
- 16. Transthoracic echocardiogram
- 17. Electrocardiogram
- 18. Positron emission tomography
- 19. diabetes mellitus
- 20. The sudden death of brain cells due to lack of oxygen caused by blockage of blood flow or rupture of an artery to the brain
- 22. emergency department
- 23. two
- 24. inflammation
Down
- 1. the muscular tissue of the heart.
- 2. a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.
- 3. implantable cardioverter defibrillator
- 5. hardening of the arteries
- 7. catheterization
- 10. study of
- 11. refers to any condition affecting the heart
- 13. Transesophageal echocardiogram
- 15. each of the pair of organs situated within the rib cage, consisting of elastic sacs with branching passages into which air is drawn, so that oxygen can pass into the blood and carbon dioxide be removed.
- 21. any of the tubes forming part of the blood circulation system of the body, carrying in most cases oxygen-depleted blood toward the heart.