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The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
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On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
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As many as 20% of Americans have been infected by the fungus known as Histoplasmosis. While most people are asymptomatic or only have slight symptoms, infection can progress to a rapid and potentially fatal superinfection.
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Your heart beats over 36 million times a year.
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For high blood pressure (hypertension), a new class of drug, called a vasopeptidase blocker (inhibitor), has been developed. It decreases blood pressure by simultaneously dilating the peripheral arteries and increasing the body's loss of salt.