Atherosclerosis Memes

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The Cardiac Suez Crisis

Medicine Biology

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The Cardiac Suez Crisis

This meme brilliantly repurposes the infamous Suez Canal blockage incident as a metaphor for atherosclerosis. The narrow canal labeled "HEART ARTERY" with the massive cargo ship "CHOLESTEROL" wedged across it is basically what cardiologists see in their nightmares. Just like that ship disrupted global shipping for days, your LDL cholesterol is plotting to turn your coronary arteries into a traffic jam that no amount of tugboats can fix. My colleagues in cardiology would call this "anatomically accurate humor."

I'll Show You The Literal Void In My Heart

Biology Medicine

1 month ago 5.4K views 0 shares

I'll Show You The Literal Void In My Heart

When your friend gets all philosophical about emotional voids, but you're busy thinking about cholesterol plaques! The meme shows an artery with red blood cells flowing through it and yellow fatty deposits building up on the walls - literally filling that void in your "heart" vessels with delicious, dangerous lipids. Who needs emotional fulfillment when you can have atherosclerosis instead? Science: 1, Metaphors: 0!