American Heart Month: Your Healthy Heart

your healthy heart Healthy hearts constantly pump blood throughout the body to provide oxygen and nutrition to tissues, while removing waste. Did You Know... The aorta, the largest artery in the body, is almost the diam- eter of á garden hose. 78 BPM (average female) A woman's heart typically beats faster than a man's. 70 BPM (average male) When you firmly squeeze a tennis ball, you are using about the same amount of force your heart uses to pump blood out to the body. A kitchen faucet would need to be turned on all the way for at least 45 years to equal the amount of blood pumped by the heart during an average lifetime. Heart disease is responsible for nearly 25% of deaths in the United States. Heart disease is the #1 killer of American men and women. 616,000 Deaths in 2008 Heart Disease Prevention Tips Eat a heart-healthy diet Control high blood pressure Improve cholesterol levels Control weight Exercise Manage stress Control diabetes Quit smoking Heart Disease Risk Factors U.S. adults with heart disease risk factors in 2005-2008 Inactivity 53% Obesity 34% High Blood Pressure 32% Cigarette Smoking 21% High Cholesterol 15% Diabetes 11% Healthy Heart Stats <120/80 <200 60-100 mmHg (at rest) mg/dL total Beats/min (at rest) L/min (at rest) blood pressure cholesterol level heart rate cardiac output The Heart in History 1950 First artificial heart valve implanted 1954 First wearable pacemaker 1896 First successful heart surgery 1967 First human heart transplant 1982 First permanent artificial heart Learn More American Heart Association http://www.heart.org http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease American College of Cardiology http://www.cardiosource.org Infographic Provided By: SUNRISE HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER www.SunriseHospitalBlog.com