Cardiovascular system
The heart and blood vessels that circulate blood, delivering oxygen and nutrients and carrying hormones and immune cells throughout the body.
Organs
Related systems
Hormones
- Adrenaline (Epinephrine)· Adrenal medulla
- Cortisol· Adrenal cortex
- Insulin· Pancreas (beta cells)
- Myokines· Skeletal muscle
- Thyroxine (T4)· Thyroid
Substances
- Alcohol
- Berberine
- Caffeine
- Chocolate (dark)
- Electrolytes
- Fish oil
- Folate
- Green Tea
- Heparin
- L-Arginine
- Low molecular weight heparin (Enoxaparin)
- Magnesium
- Magnesium glycinate
- Methandrostenolone (Dianabol)
- Nandrolone (Deca-Durabolin)
- Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+)
- Nicotine
- Omega-3
- Omega-3 fatty acids
- Oxandrolone (Anavar)
- Stanozolol (Winstrol)
- Trenbolone
- Vitamin B12
Behaviors
Functions & conditions
- Autonomic Control
- Blood Pressure Regulation
- Heart Rate Regulation
- Menopause
- Perimenopause
- Stress Response
- Atrial fibrillation
- Coronary artery disease
- Deep vein thrombosis
- Erectile dysfunction
- Familial hypercholesterolemia
- Folate deficiency
- Heart failure
- Hemophilia A
- Hyperlipidemia
- Hypertension
- Iron deficiency anemia
- Metabolic syndrome
- Peripheral artery disease
- Pulmonary embolism
- Valvular heart disease
- Vitamin B12 deficiency
- Von Willebrand disease
Books (14)
Adventures in Human Being: A Grand Tour from the Cranium to the Calcaneum
Aerobics
Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy
Gray’s Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice
Heart: A History
How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease
How Not to Diet
Lore of Running
Obesity Epidemiology
Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who’ve Lived the Longest
The Body: A Guide for Occupants
The Real Meal Revolution
The Salt Fix: Why the Experts Got It All Wrong—and How Eating More Might Save Your Life
Podcasts
- The Peter Attia Drive
Peter Attia on longevity, health, exercise, and behavior change.
Research (26)
- Nutritional priorities to support GLP-1 therapy for obesity: A joint advisory from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, the American Society for Nutrition, the Obesity Medicine Association, and the Obesity Society Dariush (2025) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Nutritional priorities to support GLP-1 therapy for obesity: A joint Advisory from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, the American Society for Nutrition, the Obesity Medicine Association, and The Obesity Society Dariush (2025) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Nutritional priorities to support GLP-1 therapy for obesity: a joint Advisory from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, the American Society for Nutrition, the Obesity Medicine Association, and The Obesity Society Dariush (2025) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Intermittent fasting strategies and their effects on body weight and other cardiometabolic risk factors: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials Frank (2025) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Differential weight-loss responses of APOA2 genotype carriers to low-carbohydrate and low-fat diets: the DIETFITS trial Christopher (2025) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Optimal dietary patterns for healthy aging Walter (2025) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Alcohol and the cardiovascular system Seidlerová (2025) PubMed ↗
- Proteomic signatures of healthy dietary patterns are associated with lower risks of major chronic diseases and mortality Walter (2025) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Association of dietary adherence and dietary quality with weight loss success among those following low-carbohydrate and low-fat diets: a secondary analysis of the DIETFITS randomized clinical trial Christopher (2024) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Optimal dietary patterns for prevention of chronic disease Walter (2023) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- The role of sugar-sweetened beverages in the global epidemics of obesity and chronic diseases Frank (2022) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- The Mediterranean diet and health: a comprehensive overview Walter (2021) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Mechanobiology of the cardiovascular system Zgierski-Johnston et al. (2021) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Proteomic profiles before and during weight loss: Results from randomized trial of dietary intervention Christopher (2020) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Lifelong Endurance Exercise as a Countermeasure Against Age-Related V˙O2max Decline: Physiological Overview and Insights from Masters Athletes Michael (2020) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
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