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How Your Heart Works
Stroke and Other Vascular Disorders
Heart Attack and Other Cardiac Disorders
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Heart 101

Matters of the heart can be complicated, and that's also true for how your heart works. Did you know that your heart has its own electrical system to keep the rhythm going? And that it pumps blood through miles and miles are arteries and veins? Together, your heart and blood vessels make up a complex cardiovascular system that keeps your entire body functioning at its best.

At PeaceHealth Southwest's Heart and Vascular center, we believe that the more you know, the healthier you can be. So spend some time here learning about how your heart works.
Unique view of heart with 3d images
Also see:
•  Know the signs of heart attack
•  How stress hurts your heart
•  Technology peeks inside clogged arteries





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