Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MDMedically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD The cardiovascular system, also known as the circulatory system, includes the heart and blood vessels. It plays ...

In the 1966 novel Fantastic Journey, by Isaac Asimov, a miniature submarine and crew travel throughout the human circulatory ...

The heart acts as a powerful pump that generates the force necessary to move the blood around the circulatory system. The arteries carry blood from the heart to the lungs, where it is oxygenated ...

Drinking coffee might keep us up at night, but new research has given us a reason to sleep easy knowing that the popular drink isn't as bad for our arteries as some previous studies would suggest.

The risk-adjusted 6-month survival in the as-treated population was 94% (95% CI, 88-99) among recipients of a heart from a circulatory-death donor and 90% (95% CI, 84-97) among recipients of a ...

Cardiac muscle tissue is only found in your heart. It performs involuntary, coordinated contractions that allow your heart to pump blood through your circulatory system. Cardiac muscle tissue is ...

The Fontan procedure has saved the lives of many people born with only one ventricle, but their unique circulatory system requires lifelong medical monitoring and care. A new scientific statement ...