And then there's the heart itself. One hundred thousand beats per day. Two and a half billion beats in a lifetime. A healthy heart is indeed a remarkable organ. Sadly, we're not all blessed with one.
Cardiac problems strike young and old.
They can be debilitating, or worse. Indeed, heart disease is the second leading cause of death in Central Texas. But we can take heart. Thanks to the availability of these services, and our community's growing pursuit of healthier lifestyles, heart disease mortality is encouragingly on the decline in the region.