Across
- 2. mitral valve prolapse
- 4. inner layer of the heart walls
- 5. acute myocardial infarction
- 6. a blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart
- 8. hardening of the arteries that can cause coronary artery disease
- 9. atrium
- 13. x-ray dye called contrast is injected into blood vessels to diagnose things like stenosis or aneurysms
- 14. inflamed pericardial sac caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi or diseases like lupus and rheumatoid arthritis
- 15. used to measure pressure (blood pressure cuff)
- 16. implantable cardioverter defibrillator
- 20. used to listen for the sounds of the heart and to other body sounds like the lungs and intestines
- 21. a blood vessel with thick walls that carry blood away from the heart
- 22. heart
- 23. swelling of an artery when it has a weakened wall
Down
- 1. portable ECG machine that the patient wears over a few days; monitor records the heart activity to show a possible pattern of symptoms
- 3. used when a heart isn't beating right; may be placed in a patient's chest and has wires that are implanted in the heart wall to deliver an electrical signal to regulate heartbeat
- 6. inner layer of the epicardium
- 7. a blood vessel that involves the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide can occur
- 9. vessel
- 10. swollen and dilated veins
- 11. blood pressure
- 12. high blood pressure
- 17. ventricular tachycardia
- 18. aorta
- 19. artery