The pulse you feel is blood stopping and starting as it moves through your arteries ... miles)—that's four times the distance across the US from coast to coast. The heart pumps about 1 million ...

It can take 4 to 6 weeks to recover at home ... Your doctor may advise bypass surgery if: Your left main heart artery is very narrow. All three arteries of the heart are blocked or the amount of blood ...

The vessels that feed the heart are called coronary arteries (shown in the diagram right) and they branch off from the body’s main artery, the aorta, which carries oxygenated blood throughout the body ...