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Your Heart
A new heart
The first ever heart transplant operation was carried out in South ...
Heart under attack
In western countries, heart disease is a common cause of death. It ...
DID YOU KNOW?
Special valves in your heart stop your blood from flowing the wrong ...
A healthy heart
Being under stress or overweight, eating fatty foods and smoking can ...
Nonstop working
Most of your heart is made of cardiac muscle. Unlike many of your ...
Heartbeat
Your heart pumps, or beats, about once every second. This is about ...
Blood pumping
Your heart's job is to pump blood around your body. Its muscles ...
Amazing But True
At rest, each heartbeat pumps a third of a cup of blood around your ...
Hole in the heart
Some babies are born with a hole in the heart. This is a hole between ...
Heavy hearted?
An adult's heart is the size of a clenched fist and weighs about 300g ...