Heart Attacks Drop Dramatically in Last Decade

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(CBS) A new large study - over 45,000 participants, shows that since 1999, there's been a 24 percent decline in heart attacks, and a 62 percent drop in heart attacks that do serious damage, as well as a 24 percent drop in deaths within a month of the heart attack. - Heart Attacks Drop Dramatically in Last Decade‎

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