The heart's performance as a pump The heart's function is to pump the blood and circulate it round the body. We assess the heart's performance by measuring how much blood it pumps out each minute.

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Evolocumab treatment improves endothelial function in high-risk cardiovascular patients, offering new insights for clinical ...