Crossword Puzzle: Cardiothoracic Surgeon

What surgeon conducts surgery on the thoracic area?
How many years of residency must you go through to become a cardiothoracic surgeon?
What is the medical term for the chest?
Blueness of the skin caused by a lack of oxygen in the blood.
A device that helps restore a normal heart rhythm by delivering an electric shock.
A complex chemical capable of speeding up specific biochemical processes in the body.
A female hormone produced by the ovaries that may protect premenopausal women against heart disease.
Death of, or damage to, part of the heart muscle caused by a lack of oxygen-rich blood flowing to the heart.
High blood pressure.
A fatty substance that is insoluble (cannot be dissolved) in the blood.
The condition of being significantly overweight.
A surgically implanted electronic device that helps regulate the heartbeat.
The organ behind the stomach that helps control blood sugar levels.
One of the three types of cells found in blood; they aid in the clotting of blood.
Refers to the lungs and respiratory system.
The muscular wall dividing a chamber on the left side of the heart from the chamber on the right.
A connector that allows blood to flow between two locations.
The breastbone.
A sudden disruption of blood flow to the brain, either by a clot or a leak in a blood vessel.
A gland located in the front of the neck, just below the voice box.
Replacing a failing organ with a healthy one from a donor.
Any one of a series of blood vessels of the vascular system that carries blood from various parts of the body back to the heart, returning oxygen-poor blood to the heart.
Pertains to the blood vessels.
The process by which a small sample of tissue is taken for examination.