Understand Your Heart & How It Works...
Did you know that your heart beats 36 million times every year? If you live to be 70, that means your heart will have done over 2.5 billion heartbeats and you haven't had to consciously make it do any of them. If you want to find out more about your heart, CardiacMatters is a unique and valuable reference resource that gives a powerful and thorough insight into this vital organ.
December's Most Popular Articles...
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Why Does My Heart Beat Faster After Sweet Food?: First of all, it is a good idea to go and see your own GP about this and perhaps have some tests. It could be nothing, but it is… [214 views in Dec]
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How Anorexia Affects the Heart: People affected by anorexia have a psychiatric disorder that distorts their view of food and eating. Anorexia starts with the need to control body… [116 views in Dec]
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Hole in the Heart: What Happens Next?: It is actually not that uncommon for adults to be diagnosed with a hole in the heart. The condition is a type of congenital heart disease –… [70 views in Dec]
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Hole in the Heart: A term that often conjures up some very obscure images, a hole in the heart is not as uncommon as most people think. The correct terminology for this condition is… [54 views in Dec]
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All About Echocardiography: An echocardiogram is a method used to look at the heart and its structures. It is based on an ultrasound scan and allows practitioners to make a closer… [44 views in Dec]
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What is Heart Block?: Heart block is a term given to a condition when the upper chambers of the heart do not send signals to the lower chambers of the heart properly or sometimes at all.… [44 views in Dec]
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