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Old 12-03-12, 10:39 AM
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Back from morning errands. Thought about this a bit on the ride.

Putting it in your terms, George,

Originally Posted by GeorgeBMac
Wow! Thanks! I'm a nurse and have studied cardio related things quite a bit
Originally Posted by tsl
We generally think of cardio fitness only in terms of the heart, or if you're enlightened, the heart and lungs. But in fact, cardio fitness is a total body experience.
We're looking at cardiology, vs. the cardiopulmonary system, vs. the cardiovascular system.

The remodeling of veins and arteries and building new capillaries is, of course, called revascularization.
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