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Arteries are blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart (as opposed to veins, blood vessels carrying blood toward the heart). All arteries, with the exception of the pulmonary and umbilical arteries, carry oxygenated blood. The circulatory system is extremely important for sustaining life. Its proper functioning is responsible for the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to all cells, as well as the removal of carbon dioxide and waste products, maintenance of optimum pH, and the mobility of the elements, proteins and cells of the immune system. In developed countries, the two leading causes of death, myocardial infarction and stroke each may directly result from an arterial system that has been slowly and progressively compromised by years of deterioration. (See atherosclerosis). The arterial system is the higher-pressure portion of the circulatory system. Arterial pressure varies between the peak pressure during heart contraction, called the systolic pressure, and the minimum, or diastolic pressure between contractions, when the heart rests between cycles. This pressure variation within the artery produces the pulse which is observable in any artery, and reflects heart activity.[1] The anatomy of arteries can be separated into gross anatomy, at the macroscopic level, and microscopic anatomy, which must be studied with the aid of a microscope.
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Protecting your heart and arteries during the holiday season by Emilia Klapp
Introduction
If you have heart disease or any health condition such as high cholesterol or high triglycerides, you may have started feeling a little apprehensive as you see the holiday season approaching. You are fully aware th...
The link between heart disease & cholesterol - fact or fallacy? by Craig Burton
Heart disease is the number one killer in the world. One out of every two men and one out of every three women currently develop heart disease. The UK has one of the highest rates of death from heart disease in the world - one British adult dies from...
Maintain A Watch On Your Cholesterol by james ellison
We know that heart disease is the leading cause of deaths in the USA, and Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is the most usual type of heart disease. Regrettably, one half of all acute heart patients don't show conventional warning signs of cardiovascular...
Impotence and Exercise Link by Jay Chatterjee
Impotence and Exercise Link
Since its discovery, Viagra has been the stock remedy for all manner of libido related ills, from total loss of ability to intermittent and temporary problems with 'getting a raise'!
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