Women hearts
beat faster than men.
Three years after a person quits smoking, there
chance of having a heart attack is the same as someone who has
never smoked before.
The human heart weighs less than a
pound.
The human heart can create enough pressure that
it could squirt blood at a distance of thirty feet.
The first open heart surgery was performed by Dr. Daniel Hall Williams in
1893.
Scientists have discovered that the longer the
ring finger is in boys the less chance they have of having a
heart attack.
The right lung of a human is larger than the
left one. This is because of the space and placement of the
heart.
The human heart beast roughly 35 million times a
year.
Olive oil can help in lowering cholesterol
levels and decreasing the risk of heart
complications.
In a lifetime, the heart pumps about one million
barrels of blood.
In 1967, the first successful heart transplant
was performed in Cape Town, South Africa.
People that suffer from gum disease are twice as
likely to have a stroke or heart attack.
Most heart attacks occur between the hours of 8
and 9 AM.
The human heart beast roughly 35 million times a
year.
At one time it was thought that the heart
controlled a person's
emotions.