Welcome to Heartfailurematters.org, the patient website of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology.
The animation below shows how a normal heart works, pumping blood that provides oxygen and nourishment to all the parts of the body while carrying waste products to mainly the lungs and kidneys.
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