cardiovascular

Biology & Medicine

Cardiovascular

• Atherosclerosis: From LDL Retention to Plaque and ThrombosisAtherosclerosis is not simply "fat clogging a pipe."
• Blood Pressure ExplainedA bloodpressure reading such as:
• Cardiovascular Risk: Probability, Not DestinyCardiovascular risk factors are often discussed as if each one were a verdict.
• Cardiovascular System: Pressure, Flow, and Oxygen DeliveryThe cardiovascular system is often taught as a list of parts: heart, arteries, veins, capillaries.
• Hypertension: How High Pressure Causes DamageHypertension is not dangerous because an artery simply "cannot tolerate a big number."
• Myocardial Infarction: What a Heart Attack Actually IsA myocardial infarction (MI) is death of heartmuscle cells caused by prolonged ischemia.
• Stroke: Ischemic and HemorrhagicA stroke is acute brain injury caused either by: