The Cardiovascular System
The cardiovascular system is composed of the heart, blood and blood vessels. Sounds simple enough. But, in fact, it’s one of the most important systems of the body. In the Cardiovascular System Web Guide, you’ll find useful Web sites regardless of your level of expertise.
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Advanced Cardiovascular System Resources
As any doctor knows, the cardiovascular system is a complex system responsible for carrying out a variety of vital functions. If you’re a student or researcher looking for in-depth, technical information about the system, these advanced cardiovascular system resources are sure to help.
Insights for Advanced Cardiovascular System Resources
- If you’re studying a particular function of the cardiovascular system, the Web site’s date isn’t crucial. But if you’re investigating a specific procedure involving the cardiovascular system, be sure to check the date of the site (usually at the bottom of the page) before proceeding. State-of-the-art technology is progressing at such a rapid pace that information quickly becomes outdated.
- Looking for a great photo gallery? WebPath’s Cardiovascular Pathology Index displays more than 100 photographs of human and other animal hearts. The collection includes pictures of healthy and diseased hearts as well as hearts that have undergone various medical procedures.
Top Sites for Advanced Cardiovascular System Resources
CHORUS
(Collaborative Hypertext of Radiology) is an excellent reference site. Maintained by the Medical College of Wisconsin, it provides an extensive alphabetized list of medical terms related to the cardiovascular system, each with an accompanying peer-reviewed link to highly technical information as well as images and related terms.
The Gross Physiology of the Cardiovascular System
by Robert M. Anderson, M.D. provides, in five chapters and two appendices, comprehensive coverage of the cardiovascular system. The topics covered (including hydraulics of the heart, heart bypass and transplantation) are highly technical but the site is clearly written and well organized, making it easy to navigate. It also includes about 50 images as well as a video of the author’s patented mechanical heart.
Cardiovascular Physiology
is written by Dr. James Rogers of the Frenchay Hospital in Bristol, U.K., on behalf of the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists. The site presents a highly technical, four-page article on cardiovascular physiology that includes a table of contents enabling easy navigation to a specific topic as well as graphics and periodic “teaching points.”
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