Heart. Johannes Hinrich von Borstel

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       HEART

      Johannes Hinrich von Borstel is studying to be a cardiologist, and is also one of the best Science Slammers in Germany. He works as a paramedic in Marburg.

       For Michi

       Contents

       Introduction

       1 The Loop in the Heart

       How our heart develops, how it is structured, and how its transport routes work

       The longest theatre play in the world

       Medics and money before midnight

       The body’s highway system

       2 Cardiac Congestion

       Heart attacks and how they happen

       The first time

       Of dragon boats and (oar) strokes

       3 Russian Roulette with the Heart

       The connection between smoking, drinking, and an unhealthy heart

       A tar-covered road to the heart

       Bomb shots for the heart

       Reading coffee grounds from the ground

       4 Gridlock in the Heart

       Coronary heart disease, arteriosclerosis, and heart failure

       Total closure

       A tight squeeze

       A big heart

       5 Eating to Your Heart’s Content

       The connection between diet and a healthy heart

       Omega-3 or not omega-3, fat is the question!

       Eat yourself fit

       Should the Easter Bunny go vegan?

       Sweet by nature

       6 Be Still, My Racing Heart

       The heart’s electrical-conduction system, cardiac arrhythmia, resuscitation, and heart transplants

       A jackhammer in the heart

       Holiday-heart syndrome: when a trip can make the heart stumble

       A naturally integrated pacemaker

       If you can see the steeple, the graveyard isn’t far

       Quit playing games with my heart

       Engine trouble

       7 Bedroom Sport for the Heart

       A strong immune system, a lot of sex, and what that has to do with a healthy heart

       The sinful way to a healthier heart

       The body’s (almost) invincible army

       Just a little prick

       A red card for the heart

       8 Rhythmic Gymnastics for the Heart

       The connection between sport, our hardworking blood cells, and a strong heart

       Jump, heart, jump

       The fight-or-flight rocket-propulsion system

       Seeing red

       Red blood cells in yellow jerseys

       9 The Pressure Is On

       The mechanisms of blood pressure

       Checking the boiler pressure

       Bottles on the lawn

       Beating for two

       10 Sleeping Beauty’s Heart

       Of (un)healthy sleep, too much stress, lovesickness, and heart defects

       The heart can’t sleep

       The lovesick heart

       Tic Tac heals all wounds

      


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