Topic
Cardiovascular
How pressure, flow, vessel biology, atherosclerosis, heart attack and stroke fit into one causal cardiovascular system.
Start Here
- Cardiovascular System: Pressure, Flow, and Oxygen DeliveryThe cardiovascular system is often taught as a list of parts: heart, arteries, veins, capillaries.
Go Deeper
- Blood Pressure ExplainedA bloodpressure reading such as:
- Hypertension: How High Pressure Causes DamageHypertension is not dangerous because an artery simply "cannot tolerate a big number."
- Atherosclerosis: From LDL Retention to Plaque and ThrombosisAtherosclerosis is not simply "fat clogging a pipe."
- 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:
- Cardiovascular Risk: Probability, Not DestinyCardiovascular risk factors are often discussed as if each one were a verdict.