Cardiac Crossword Puzzle

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QUESTIONS LIST: hypertension : known as the "silent killer" due to asymptomatic signs and symptoms, secondary : the type of hypertension with a known cause- resulting from another disease process, modifiable : risk factors that one can be changed by changing your way of life, nonmodifiable : risk factors that are inherited and can't be changed (diabetes type 1), metoprolol : anti-hypertensive, beta blocker (ends in -lol), that's given for htn, mi, heart failure, angina, or arrythmias, sinoatrial : this node is referred to as the original "pacemaker" of the heart, aorta : oxygenated blood leaves through this in order to get to the body, pulmonary : these type of arteries and veins are in reverse compared to the regular cardiac system, cholesterol : excess deposits of this will advance progression towards cad- coronary artery disease, hdl : the type of lipoprotein you want greater than 60, ldl : the lipoprotein that you want less than 100, cad : heart disease described by impaired coronary blood flow, atherosclerosis : the most common cause of cad, angina : cad is separated into two categories of stable or unstable _ , endocarditis : inflammation of the inner lining of the heart chambers and valves. typically caused by bacteria, bacteria : infective endocarditis is typically brought on by: