How Far Could Our Blood Vessels Stretch If Laid Out End to End?

Many of you might have travelled to various corners of earth which might be from Tokyo to New York, Kashmir to Kanyakumari or from CSMT to Lonavla.

Dr Vijay Surase, Senior Interventional Cardiologist, Jupiter Hospital, Thane asks, “But have you ever stopped to wonder about the journey that takes place within your body every second of the day? The incredible network of blood vessels that lies within each of us—arteries, veins, and capillaries is a masterpiece of nature, a system that quietly sustains life as it delivers blood to every corner of our body." And also here’s a fact that may astonish you: if all our blood vessels were laid out end to end, they would stretch for about 60,000 miles (1 lakh Km) more than twice the circumference of the Earth. Isn’t it an amazing fact!

“We cardiologists dedicate our life guiding the care of this vast and essential system…the roadways of life or roadways to life!"

How the small cricket ball seems like a football to the focused Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar, similarly Blood vessels in our body seems like big Atal Tunnel for we cardiologists who are focused and we navigate through this complex network and provide guidance that is essential to maintaining its health.

There are no toll booths but roads are topsy turvy but safe. Speed breakers in these vascular roadways are the unwanted elements which God never intended to give us but our faulty lifestyle invites them and major accidents like heart attack, stroke, kidney failure and gangrene of organ happen because of those.

Every pulse, every heartbeat, sends blood through this network, delivering oxygen and nutrients to sustain life. But this network can be fragile-vulnerable to damage from our habits, stress, and even genetic factors.

In a world prevalent with busy people lost in the race of fulfilling their dreams often neglecting their heart and health , the next time you feel your pulse or heart beat think about this incredible journey of life as Marvel movie and the Cardiologists as Guardian of your System dedicating their lives help safeguard this delicate balance, providing care and keeping this system functioning optimally.