title: A systems approach to cardiovascular disease research.
abstract: Research in cardiovascular disease is fragmented and difficulties arise in communication between workers in different disciplines. There is no shortage of facts but rather a deficiency in concepts which can accommodate the facts. Systems analysis is suggested as a way to develop a conceptual framework for the assimilation of existing and new information, and to give a basis for decisions about priorities in research. A model of mechanisms in cardiovascular disease is presented to illustrate the approach.
mesh_terms: D003327:Coronary Disease; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D012106:Research