[Gpdd] Health: GP hearts

[Brenda Colijn]

My husband works at the Ohio State University. The campus newspaper 
recently had a story about a distinguished lecture by an OSU professor 
who is a heart expert.  He was talking about the good features of the 
hearts of certain animals.  This is what he said about guinea pigs:  
"The heart of a guinea pig has an enormous intersecting grid of 
arteries.  Even if two or three of its major arteries become obstructed, 
the flow from nearby vessels is more than adequate to sustain the heart 
perfectly." The professor said he would like to have a heart that was 
part guinea pig.  One more reason to admire our little furry friends! 

Brenda (in Ohio, USA)
Max and Shadow ("We knew we were special!")