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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
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#1 The two main conditions that lead to heart attacks and strokes are atherosclerosis, or the development of lumps in the artery wall, and atherosclerotic plaques. These do not just occur in the coronary and carotid arteries, but can also be found in arteries almost anywhere else in the body.
#2 The vascular system consists of the heart, arteries, and veins. The heart begins life where an artery and vein merge together, and it pumps blood into the arteries at high pressure. Veins bring blood back to the heart at lower pressure.
#3 The circulatory system was a mystery for many centuries. It was believed that the blood left the heart and disappeared into various organs around the body, never to be seen again. But Harvey proved this was not the case.
#4 The heart pumps blood through the lungs, where it picks up oxygen and gets rid of carbon dioxide. This means that the blood vessels in the lungs have high levels of carbon dioxide, and are called arteries.

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Publié par	Everest Media LLC
Date de parution	14 mai 2022
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9798822509726
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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Insights on Malcolm Kendrick's A Statin Nation
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Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The two main conditions that lead to heart attacks and strokes are atherosclerosis, or the development of lumps in the artery wall, and atherosclerotic plaques. These do not just occur in the coronary and carotid arteries, but can also be found in arteries almost anywhere else in the body.

#2

The vascular system consists of the heart, arteries, and veins. The heart begins life where an artery and vein merge together, and it pumps blood into the arteries at high pressure. Veins bring blood back to the heart at lower pressure.

#3

The circulatory system was a mystery for many centuries. It was believed that the blood left the heart and disappeared into various organs around the body, never to be seen again. But Harvey proved this was not the case.

#4

The heart pumps blood through the lungs, where it picks up oxygen and gets rid of carbon dioxide. This means that the blood vessels in the lungs have high levels of carbon dioxide, and are called arteries.
Insights from Chapter 2

#1

The blood pressure is measured using the units of millimeters of mercury, and it is normally recorded in two numbers: systolic, which is the highest pressure reached, and diastolic, the lowest pressure it falls to before going up again as the heart contracts.
Insights from Chapter 3

#1

The term atherosclerosis refers to the process by which fatty streaks become larger and more complex lesions called atherosclerotic plaques. Plaques can be hard and calcified, or have a gooey, fatty center known as a lipid core.

#2

There are four facts about calcium in your arteries that I find fascinating: Statins accelerate calcium build-up in arteries and on heart valves, and you can see considerable calcium deposits in the arteries of mummies from Egypt and other parts of the world.

#3

The most dangerous phase of plaque development is the vulnerable plaque which, if it ruptures, can cause a complete blockage in an artery. This can happen in arteries throughout the body but most commonly affects the coronary arteries, which supply blood to the heart.
Insights from Chapter 4

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The heart is supplied with blood by several different coronary arteries, which branch off at regular intervals. The left anterior descending artery, for example, supplies blood to the left ventricle, which does the heavy lifting of pumping blood out of the aorta at high pressure.