Heart pumps oxygen and nutrient-rich blood throughout your body to sustain life.

Approximately 2,000
gallons of blood are pumped per day by this fist-sized powerhouse, which beats (expands and contracts)
100,000 times per day. Your circulatory system, which also consists of all the blood veins in the body
that carry blood from the heart to the body and back again, contains your heart as a vital component.
The circulatory system is a network of blood vessels that the heart uses to pump blood while it beats.
The vessels are elastic, muscular tubes that deliver blood to every region of the body.

Blood is essential. In addition to carrying fresh oxygen from the lungs and nutrients to the body's tissues,
it also takes the body's waste products, including carbon dioxide, away from the tissues. This is
necessary to sustain life and promote the health of all parts of the body. But there can be disturbances
in the pumping mechanism of the heart that can lead to diseases

Damaged cardiac muscles frequently experience issues with pumping. A damaged heart pumps less
blood, increasing internal pressure and expanding the heart's chambers. Excess fluid may accumulate in
your lungs, legs, and other body parts when your heart is unable to pump or relax properly. A number of
symptoms, including swelling in the legs, feet, ankles, abdomen, and back, can result from this fluid
build-up. breathlessness while laying or being active.

A heart attack is the most frequent cause of heart damage in elderly persons (due to a blockage in an
artery that supplies the heart with blood). Pumping issues might also result from heart valve issues. The
aortic valve (heart valve condition) known as aortic stenosis causes a narrowing of this orifice. As a
result, the heart must work harder to pump blood. In older persons, aortic stenosis frequently
contributes to heart failure. Blood pressure in the lungs rises if a lung condition like emphysema or
scarring (pulmonary fibrosis) has been established for a long time. The right ventricle has a tougher time
pumping blood to the lungs as a result.