Famous US cardiologist Paul White used to say that the heart is a most prefect mechanism capable of working for 150 years without fail. But why does this mechanism start to misbehave after 40 years of age? The statistics is relentless: according to the World Health Organization, 17.5 million people die annually of cardiovascular diseases. The deadliest of those diseases are heart attacks and blood strokes. However, these diseases can be prevented.