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The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
The familiar sounds of your heart are made by the heart's valves as they open and close.
More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.
The most dangerous mercury compound, dimethyl mercury, is so toxic that even a few microliters spilled on the skin can cause death. Mercury has been shown to accumulate in higher amounts in the following types of fish than other types: swordfish, shark, mackerel, tilefish, crab, and tuna.
Nitroglycerin is used to alleviate various heart-related conditions, and it is also the chief component of dynamite (but mixed in a solid clay base to stabilize it).