The heart is responsible for pumping blood through the lungs and body. It is located in the chest cavity behind the sternum and is divided into the right and the left side. The right side receives blood from the body once the organs have extracted the needed oxygen. The blood is then pumped into the lungs. In the lung, the CO2 that is in the blood is removed and new oxygen is added. The oxygenated blood then flows into the left atrium and is back out to the body’s organs.
The heart is a tireless pump, performing with 70 beats per minute, for 60 minutes per hour, 24 hours a day, 365 days per year!
It is no wonder therefore, that the heart suffers from many conditions, including angina, heart attack, heart failure and abnormal heart rhythms - as well as many other conditions including congenital heart disease and inherited heart conditions.
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