Deoxygenated blood is collected in the right atrium of the heart and pumped to the right ventricle then into the right ventricle then onto the lungs were carbon dioxide is deposited and oxygen is put into the blood. The new oxygenated blood is then pumped into the left side of the heart, first into the left atrium and then into the left ventricle where it is pumped around the body. To pump tWell you should be, as every year in the UK around a quarter of a million people suffers from a heart attack, which makes cardiovascular disease the biggest killer in the country. The figures are of similar reading in the US with more than one in five suffering from some form of cardiovascular disease and more than 2,500 dying each day. For both these countries over 50% of cases are males, it is the biggest killer within developed countries.

With cardiovascular disease being such a killer and governments saying that we will have to take much greater responsibility for our own health, and with us all being susceptible to a heart attack more so if you have a history of cardiovascular disease, or those with high blood pressure, a company called, Medick Healthcare have answered the call by introducing the first portable ECG heart monitor.

The heart is one of the body's major organs and starts to beat around twenty-one days after conception and works tirelessly throughout our life pumping blood around our body the average heart beat for a normal adult is around 70 beats per minute. The human heart when fully developed is around the size of a clenched fist. Within the body, the heart is normally situated slightly to the left of the middle of the thorax, underneath the breastbone, and in an average lifetime, the heart beats more than two and a half billion times, without ever pausing to rest. The heart is divided into two sides the left and right hand side, and each side has two chambers, the left and right ventricle and the left and right atrium. Deoxygenated blood is collected in the right atrium of the heart and pumped to the right ventricle then into the right ventricle then onto the lungs were carbon dioxide is deposited and oxygen is put into the blood. The new oxygenated blood is then pumped into the left side of the heart, first into the left atrium and then into the left ventricle where it is pumped around the body. To pump th

is the biggest killer within developed countries.

With cardiovascular disease being such a killer and governments saying that we will have to take much greater responsibility for our own health, and with us all being susceptible to a heart attack more so if you have a history of cardiovascular disease, or those with high blood pressure, a company called, Medick Healthcare have answered the call by introducing the first portable ECG heart monitor.

The heart is one of the body's major organs and starts to beat around twenty-one days after conception and works tirelessly throughout our life pumping blood around our body the average heart beat for a normal adult is around 70 beats per minute. The human heart when fully developed is around the size of a clenched fist. Within the body, the heart is normally situated slightly to the left of the middle of the thorax, underneath the breastbone, and in an average lifetime, the heart beats more than two and a half billion times, without ever pausing to rest. The heart is divided into two sides the left and right hand side, and each side has two chambers, the left and right ventricle and the left and right atrium. Deoxygenated blood is collected in the right atrium of the heart and pumped to the right ventricle then into the right ventricle then onto the lungs were carbon dioxide is deposited and oxygen is put into the blood. The new oxygenated blood is then pumped into the left side of the heart, first into the left atrium and then into the left ventricle where it is pumped around the body. To pump t

d the call by introducing the first portable ECG heart monitor.

The heart is one of the body's major organs and starts to beat around twenty-one days after conception and works tirelessly throughout our life pumping blood around our body the average heart beat for a normal adult is around 70 beats per minute. The human heart when fully developed is around the size of a clenched fist. Within the body, the heart is normally situated slightly to the left of the middle of the thorax, underneath the breastbone, and in an average lifetime, the heart beats more than two and a half billion times, without ever pausing to rest. The heart is divided into two sides the left and right hand side, and each side has two chambers, the left and right ventricle and the left and right atrium. Deoxygenated blood is collected in the right atrium of the heart and pumped to the right ventricle then into the right ventricle then onto the lungs were carbon dioxide is deposited and oxygen is put into the blood. The new oxygenated blood is then pumped into the left side of the heart, first into the left atrium and then into the left ventricle where it is pumped around the body. To pump t

thin the body, the heart is normally situated slightly to the left of the middle of the thorax, underneath the breastbone, and in an average lifetime, the heart beats more than two and a half billion times, without ever pausing to rest. The heart is divided into two sides the left and right hand side, and each side has two chambers, the left and right ventricle and the left and right atrium. Deoxygenated blood is collected in the right atrium of the heart and pumped to the right ventricle then into the right ventricle then onto the lungs were carbon dioxide is deposited and oxygen is put into the blood. The new oxygenated blood is then pumped into the left side of the heart, first into the left atrium and then into the left ventricle where it is pumped around the body. To pump t Deoxygenated blood is collected in the right atrium of the heart and pumped to the right ventricle then into the right ventricle then onto the lungs were carbon dioxide is deposited and oxygen is put into the blood. The new oxygenated blood is then pumped into the left side of the heart, first into the left atrium and then into the left ventricle where it is pumped around the body. To pump the blood around your body the heart needs to be very strong and healthy, as one beat of the heart is the equivalent force of an adult squeezing a tennis ball.

The perfect way to monitor your heart and get specialised diagnosis from the comfort of your own home with out having to go to hospital is to invest in the portable ECG heart monitor. The unit costs around ?295 or $550 it is designed for the individual to monitor there own heart rate by attaching three electrodes to the chest and wearing it for 6 to 8 hours. Then all is required is to down load the data to the internet and within 24 hours a reading is produced, and a diagnosis is given from a trained cardiologist to say whether there is a problem or not. There is a ?12 monthly fee for the service and for that you get 6 expert analyses per year.

To help make sure the results come back ok there are things we can all do, the first is to eat five portions a day of fruit and vegetables. The next is to take part in regular exercise as this helps the cardiovascular system and strengthens the heart. Recent research has also shown that a diet rich in walnuts and olive oil significantly improves measures of vascular reactivity, a finding associated with improved cardiovascular health. So with a good diet and exercise and now the ability to monitor your own heart from comfort of your home at regular periods this should all help to maintain a healthy longer life.