This is called pulmonary circulation. The left-hand side of the heart collects oxygenated blood from the heart and pumps it round the body. This is called systemic circulation. Oxygenated blood is ...

Why can't it just have a rest? Well, the blood has to be kept moving around all the time because it's the body's delivery system. Every possible part of the body has to be supplied with oxygen and ...

Patients with cirrhosis usually have abnormalities in systemic and pulmonary circulation characterized by increased cardiac output, associated with decreased systemic vascular resistance and blood ...