cardiovascular function
Circulatory system activity
Cardiovascular function is the performance of the heart and blood vessels in circulating blood throughout the body.
The term appears in medical contexts discussing how well this system delivers oxygen and nutrients to tissues: Exercise improves cardiovascular function.
Doctors assess cardiovascular function through blood pressure, heart rate, and other measures of circulatory efficiency.
- heart healthCardiovascular system condition
- blood pressureCirculatory force measurement
- baroreceptorsNeurons sensing vascular pressure
- atherosclerosisArterial plaque accumulation disease
- resting heart rateIdle cardiac rhythm
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- physiologymetabolism, circulation, respiration, homeostasis, digestion
cardiovascular functionheart failure
Inadequate blood pumping condition
cardiac arrest · cardiac death · cardiovascular disease · asystole · arrhythmia
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