February is American Heart Month, a critical time to reflect on the health of one of your most important organs. Cardiovascular diseases are the #1 cause of death globally for both men and women, yet most people aren't aware of its reach. Here are 28 facts about the heart, one for each day of American Heart Month.

1. The heart is one of the most important and amazing organs in the body, yet it often doesn't receive the attention it
deserves. This is surprising considering cardiovascular diseases continue to be the #1 cause of death globally. More
people die annually from CVDs than from any other cause.
In fact, an estimated 17.5 million people died from CVDs in 2012, representing 31% of all global deaths, and nearly
2,300 Americans die of cardiovascular disease each day, an average of one death every 38 seconds.
Here are 28 incredible facts about the heart.
28 Incredible Facts For American Heart Month
The more education you have,
the lower your risk of heart
disease.
A normal heart valve
is about the size of a
half dollar.
Education
Heart Health
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plugged into a
wall socket
The first heart
cell begins to beat
as early as
The first
pacemakers
and a strong sense
of emotional vitality
helps lower your risk
of heart disease.
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The number of heart
attacks peaks on
Christmas Day,
followed by
December 26th
and New Year's. WEEKSWEEKS
The first “study”
showing benefits of
a vegetarian diet
appears in the Bible’s
Book of Daniel.
(600 BCE)
The blue whale has the
LARGEST HEART
weighing in at over
POUNDS
Modesty prompted
the invention of the
stethoscope. Before it
existed, doctors had
to press their ears
directly to each
patient's chest.
Heart disease has
been found
in 3,000-year-old
mummies
Your heart is about
the size of your
two hands
clasped together.
It beats
times every day.
That’s ONE...
HUNDRED...
THOUSAND!
Regular exercise
is the single most
important key to
heart health.
Oh...and it’s
FREEFREE
Heart disease is
your greatest
health threat
and is a greater danger than
breast cancer in women and
prostate cancer in men.
prostate
cancer
breast
cancer Heart
Disease
beating
sound
of valve leaflets
opening and closing.
The
is the
clap
Each
minute
your heart pumps
of blood.
1.5 GALLONS
while the
LEFT SIDE
pumps it back
into your body.
Your heart is a
coordinated machine.
The
RIGHT SIDE
pumps blood
into your
lungs,
Celebrities who’ve had
open heart surgery
recently include
David Letterman,
Bill Clinton,
Robin Williams,
Barbara Walters,
Arnold Schwarzenegger
and Regis Philbin
through
diet,
exercise
and
managing
stress
You
control your
heart health
Heart Cancer
is VERY RARE
because
heart cells
stop divinding
early in life.
During an average
lifetime, the heart will
pump nearly
1.5million
barrels
of blood
enough to fill
train tank cars
200
A kitchen faucet
would need to be
turned on all the way
for at least
45 years
to equal the amount of
blood pumped by the heart
in an average lifetime.
and
22%
goes to the kidneys
5%of blood
supplies the heart
15-20%
goes to the brain and
central nervous system
The heart begins beating
at four weeks after conception
and does
not stop
until we die.
On December 3, 1967,
Dr. Christiaan Barnard of
South Africa transplanted a
human heart into the body of
Louis Washansky.
Although the recipient lived
only 18 days, it is considered
the first successful heart
transplant.
and
“ventricle”
is Latin for
“little belly”.
“Atrium”
is Latin for
“entrance hall,”
The average male’s
heart beats
70x
78x
whereas
the
average
woman
has a heart
rate of
per minute
per
minute.
Though
weighing only
11 ounces,
a healthy
heart pumps
2,000 gallons
of blood through
60,000 miles
of blood vessels each day
Sources:
http://health.clevelandclinic.org
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