The heart is a vital organ consisting of a collection of muscles that functions to pump blood throughout the body. So the body gets oxygen and nutrients needed for metabolism.

• 72x average heart beats per minute103,680x/day 37,843,200x/year.
• 4-7 Liters of blood pumped by the heart per minute 5,760 - 10,080 Liters / day 2,102,400 - 3,679,200 Liters / year.

The heart organ has an electric current which is what keeps the heart beating. There are two common problems that often occur in the heart, namely heart attack, where the coronary arteries of the heart experience blockages in the delivery of oxygen and electricity to the heart. While cardiac arrest, a condition in which the electrical flow of the heart has stopped flowing to the heart.