veins carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart The pulmonary circuit transports blood to the lungs. The blood is oxygenated there and then carried back to the heart. Exchange of oxygen and ...

Heart Valve Disease (HVD) is a condition that occurs when one or more of the heart’s valves do not function properly. The ...

Relative alveolar hypoventilation is directly related to the compensatory mechanisms that follow pulmonary vascular occlusion. Because of the mechanical block in the circulation, blood is diverted ...