Heart Facts

Your heart beats about 100,000 times in one day and about 35 million times in a year. During an average lifetime, the human heart will beat more than 2.5 billion times.

35% of all acute heart attacks are FATAL. Half of these deaths are SUDDEN and will occur within 1 hour after onset of chest pains. But contrary to popular belief, you will not have warning signs weeks before a heart attack occurs. 70% of heart attacks have NO Warning Symptoms.

Hold out your hand and make a fist. If you're a kid, your heart is about the same size as your fist, and if you're an adult, it's about the same size as two fists.

Every day, your heart beats about 100,000 times, sending 2,000 gallons of blood surging through your body

The Strong Contraction of Your Heart Creates Enough Pressure To Squirt Blood As Far As 30 Feet

When you sneeze, all your bodily functions stop even your heart.

Blood is about 78 percent water.

The heart beats about 100,000 times each day.

The heart weighs less than one pound. The average weight for women is eight ounces and for men, 10 ounces.

The heart is made up of four chambers, the left atrium, right atrium, left ventricle and right ventricle.

The study of the human heart and its various disorders is known as cardiology.

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.