Portal:Cardiovascular system
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The cardiovascular system, also called the circulatory system or the vascular system, is an organ system that permits blood to circulate and transport nutrients (such as amino acids and electrolytes), oxygen, carbon dioxide, hormones, and blood cells to and from the cells in the body to provide nourishment and help in fighting diseases, stabilize temperature and pH, and maintain homeostasis. It also includes includes the lymphatic system, which circulates lymph.
Autonomic nervous system dysfunction resulting in orthostatic intolerance (e.g., Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome and orthostatic hypotension), low blood volume, preload failure and other circulatory issues are all thought to contribute to the symptoms of ME. (more...)
Small heart syndrome causes weakness or fatigue even after ordinary exertion, heart palpitation, dyspnea, and fainting. Miwa and Fujita have shown that it is significantly more common in people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/
Professor Kenny L. De Meirleir is a Belgian Internal Medicine doctor who specializes in ME/CFS. He frequently partners with numerous myalgic encephalomyelitis/
- Blood
- Cardiopulmonary exercise test
- Cardiovascular problems in ME/CFS
- Cardiovascular system
- Dysautonomia
- Heart
- Heart palpitation
- Heart rate variability
- Myocarditis
- Preload failure
- Small heart syndrome
- Transient ischemic attack
- Two-day cardiopulmonary exercise test
- Vagus nerve
- VO2 Max
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- Category:Cardiovascular diseases and disorders
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