Get to know the functions of your heart, blood vessels, and blood itself and how they work together to maintain your health.

As the central part of the circulatory system, the heart is responsible for pumping blood, supplying oxygen and nutrients, and removing metabolic waste such as carbon dioxide from all the tissues in ...

Historically, much of the research conducted in our 'Heart Lab' has been at the interface of medicine and engineering, dedicated to the discovery and development of innovative methodologies (molecular ...

Adolescent athletes’ cardiovascular system may adapt to increased cardiorespiratory fitness by increasing blood pressure, ...

Both arteries and veins are types of blood vessels in the cardiovascular system. An artery carries blood away from the heart, and a vein carries blood back to the heart. Blood vessels are essential ...