Everyone has a heart, no matter what you may think based on their behavior or what they do to others. And in order to have a good quality of life, that heart has to keep on working no matter what. Think about everything that the heart does – it pumps blood through the body to give it oxygen and keep all systems going. When you have heard issues, it cannot do its job as well and you start having health issues. You probably do not even know all the consequences of a heart in trouble unless you go through it as everyone is different but ultimately, it can be deadly. For this reason, there is ongoing research to help figure out what causes different types of heart disease and the best way to treat them. An American Heart Association donation helps this research to continue so we can avoid issues in the future.