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- 4. high blood pressure
- 5. prefix meaning slow
- 6. muscular layer of the heart that contracts to pump blood
- 7. prefix meaning inner
- 9. blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
- 11. ultrasound test used to look at the heart and its vessels
- 12. suffix meaning narrowing
- 14. ventricular tachycardia
- 15. congestive heart failure
- 16. suffix meaning chest
- 18. inflammation of the pericardial sac
- 20. root word meaning pulse
- 21. root word meaning vein
- 22. hardening of the arteries caused by fat
- 23. slow heart rate
- 24. implantable carioverter defibrilator
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- 1. largest artery in the body
- 2. instrument used to measure pressure
- 3. x-ray used to examine the blood vessels
- 8. swelling of a atery wall
- 10. blood vessels that exchange oxygen and nutrients
- 13. atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
- 17. portable ECG machine that records heart activity
- 19. tiny tube used to inject dye into the vessels surrounding the heart
- 21. double layered sac that surrounds the heart
- 25. diabetes mellitus