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describe how the heart as a muscle does its job of pumping blood.what happens if the cardiac muscle itself doesnt get enough blood

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pretty sure you will go in cardiac arrest and have to be hospitalized

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The aortic valve is in the left ventricle. When the heart muscle contracts (or beats), it is pumping blood out of the heart. ... The right side collects oxygen-poor blood from the body then pumps it to the lungs where it can pick up oxygen and release carbon dioxide.


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