Did you know that your blood is alive?
It’s true. Each drop of blood is full of living red and white blood cells that deliver essential elements and remove harmful waste.
Without blood, your body would stop working. And without the heart, your blood would stop flowing.
Think of your blood as a transportation system that allows your body to live, grow, and thrive. Blood carries oxygen, nutrients, and disease-fighting substances from the lungs to various body tissue. Once the blood delivers that precious cargo, it picks up carbon dioxide for delivery to the lungs and waste for delivery to the kidneys.
Approximately 55% of blood is plasma, a straw-colored, clear liquid that transports blood cells, microbe-fighting antibodies, and platelets that cause blood to clot. Although plasma is 90% water, it also contains dissolved salts and minerals such as calcium, sodium, magnesium, and potassium.
Dr Om is a Dynamic, Versatile and Progressive CardioThoracic & Vascular Surgeon who has studied, trained and worked in the Best Cardiac Surgery Units in India and Abroad. He is a coronary bypass and Valvular heart surgery expert and a veteran of more than 5000 plus heart surgeries.
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