Sudden heart attacks linked to 'vulnerable plaque'
Saturday, December 6, 2008 - 21:35
in Health & Medicine
Condition often defies detection, doctors say. Every year, some half a million patients die of a heart attack, and while many had known heart disease, an alarming number may have just received a cardiovascular clean bill of health from their doctors.
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