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How a healthy heart works
Your heart is a muscle and its job is to pump blood around the body. Your heart pumps blood through a network of arteries and veins.
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Heart disease refers to what is really a group of conditions that affect the structure and functions of the heart and has many root causes.
How a healthy heart works
Your heart is a muscle and its job is to pump blood around the body. Your heart pumps blood through a network of arteries and veins.
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Types of heart disease
For most types of heart disease, maintaining a healthy lifestyle (healthy eating, physical activity, avoiding tobacco misuse) is a key part of preventing these conditions.
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Women and heart disease
Women’s experience with heart disease is different from men’s in several important ways.
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