Cardiovascular Puzzle Crossword

Relating to the aorta, which is the major vessel that carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the body.
A vessel that carries blood away from the heart. Arteries generally carry oxygenated blood. In mammals, the exception is the pulmonary artery, which carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs
: The chamber of the heart that collects blood returning from the rest of the body
Relating to the heart, or to one of the two arteries that originate in the aorta and supply blood directly to heart tissue.
Valve that separates the left atrium and the left ventricle and prevents back-flow from the ventricle to the atrium.
Relating to the lungs. Sometimes this term is used to denote the pulmonary valve, which is the valve that prevents back-flow of blood from the pulmonary artery into the right ventricle.
Valve that separates the right atrium and the right ventricle and prevents back-flow from the ventricle to the atrium. It is composed of three leaf-like parts
The medical term for heart attack. It refers to changes that occur in the heart muscle (myocardium) due to the sudden deprivation of circulating blood. The main change is necrosis (death) of myocardial tissue
A vessel that carries blood toward the heart.
A deficiency in the oxygen-carrying material of the blood.
A pathological blood-filled dilatation of a blood vessel
Chest pain caused by insufficient blood flow to the heart muscle.
Irregular heartbeat.
: An accumulation of fat-containing deposits on arterial walls.
Excessively slow heartbeat
A condition in which a person's skin is discolored to a bluish hue because of inadequate oxygenation of the blood.
Normal period of relaxation and dilatation of the heart cavities.
the condition of being abnormally dilated or enlarged.
Difficulty in breathing.
This is the general term for diseases of the heart muscle. The most common of these diseases is the dilated cardiomyopathy in which the disease weakens the heart muscle and causes left ventricular dilation leading to increased diastolic pressure and volume.
A condition in which a person's blood pressure is abnormally high.
Describes a condition in which a valve is not able to prevent back-flow of blood. The resulting back-flow is termed a regurgitation.
Localized loss of blood supply due to a mechanical obstruction.
Floppy valve, associated with regurgitation
Back-flow of blood through an insufficient valve. (For example, mitral valve regurgitation.).
Constriction of a passage. Used typically when there is a narrowing of a valve opening (for example, mitral valve stenosis) or of a blood vessel.
A brief loss of consciousness caused by temporary lack of oxygenated blood.
Period of contraction of the heart during which blood is ejected from the ventricles
Chest pain due to an inadequate supply of oxygen to the heart muscle.
A procedure with a balloon-tipped catheter to enlarge a narrowing in a coronary artery. (Also known as PCTA.)
An agent used to prevent or interfere with the formation of a thrombus (a blood clot in a blood vessel or within the heart
A semi-solidified mass of blood, either in or out of the body
The pressure of the blood on the walls of the arteries, produced primarily by contraction of the heart muscle. Its measurement is recorded as two numbers: the first (systolic pressure) is measured after the heart contracts and is highest; the second (diastolic pressure) is measured before the heart contracts and is lowest
A general diagnostic term for disease of the heart muscle.
Pertaining to the heart and blood vessels
Inability of the heart to pump blood with normal efficiency. When this happens, the heart is unable to supply enough blood to the body's other organs such as the brain, liver and kidneys. Symptoms can include shortness of breath, pooling of fluid in the legs and feet, swelling and enlargement of the heart.
A surgical procedure whereby a new route is created around plaque within a coronary artery, using part of a vein as a graft. The procedure permits increased blood flow to deliver oxygen and nutrients to the heart muscle
The minimum blood pressure, measured before the heart contracts. Usually the second number recorded in a blood pressure reading.