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The major role of the circulatory system is to supply vital organs and all the tissue beds with oxygen and nutrients. The uninterrupted flow of oxygen and nutrients is necessary to sustain viability and guarantee normal function of the many specialized tissues. Since energy is needed for any function in the human body and it can be provided only by nutrients and oxygen, it is only logical that through the billions of years of evolution all the tissues have developed regulatory mechanisms that couple their function and energy consumption with the circulatory system.

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  1. Cardiovascular Medicine, Minnesota Resuscitation Consortium, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Demetris Yannopoulos M.D.

  2. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine at The University of Pennsylvania, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Vinay M. Nadkarni M.D.

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  1. Children's Heart Group, Div. Pediatric Critical Care, Penn State Children's Hospital, University Drive 500, Hershey, 17078, Pennsylvania, USA

    Steven E. Lucking

  2. Janet Weis Children's Hospital @ Geising, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, N. Academy Ave 100, Danville, 17822, Pennsylvania, USA

    Frank A. Maffei

  3. Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of Medicine, University Drive 500, Hershey, 17033-2390, Pennsylvania, USA

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  4. College of Medicine, Penn State Children's Hospital, Pennsylvania State University, University Drive 500, Hershey, 17078, Pennsylvania, USA

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Yannopoulos, D., Nadkarni, V.M. (2012). Regional Circulations. In: Lucking, S., Maffei, F., Tamburro, R., Thomas, N. (eds) Pediatric Critical Care Study Guide. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-923-9_4

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