El término cardiovascular se refiere al corazón y los vasos sanguíneos. El sistema cardiovascular está conformado por arterias, venas, arteriolas, vénulas y capilares.
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.