72 times per minutethe human heart beats in resting conditions, and ejects, with each beat,0.07 liters of blood in the aorta. I mean, every minute it pumps5 liters of blood. This is what is known as cardiac output.
100,000 times a dayEach heart beats on average, which is 35 million times a year.
26% increases the diameter of the blood vessels thatthey touch the heart if we listen to our favorite music, as cardiologist Michael Miller demonstrated a few years ago. Therefore, music is healthy for the heart. With the songs that invite laughter, the blood vessels dilated 19%, while the relaxing music produced an expansion of 11%.
More than 1 kilo of weight lossa week can hurt your heart. Low-protein diets that produce rapid weight loss do so at the expense of muscle mass, and can also affect the heart muscle. In addition, by limiting vegetables, fruits, vegetables can cause dehydration and raise cholesterol, cardiovascular risk factors.
96,000 kilometersit would occupy the entire system of blood vessels (arteries, veins and capillaries) that supplies your heart with blood when pumping. It is enough to go around the circumference of the Earth twice.
1,100,000 peoplesuffers aheart attackevery year, and a third of them are fatal. In developed countries they are the leading cause of death.
15 grams of alcoholconsumed daily in women (one drink) and 30 grams in men (two drinks) can reduce the risk of heart disease by up to 25%, according to a recent University of Calgary study published in the British Medical Journal.
50% increases the riskof having a heart attack if you have a gum infection. Hence, experts say that taking care of your teeth can protect your heart.
