Less Severe First Heart Attacks Linked To Heart Disease Death Reductions
Wednesday, January 21, 2009 - 19:21
in Health & Medicine
The severity of first heart attacks dropped significantly over 15 years among 10,285 hospitalized Americans which may help to explain the decline in death from coronary heart disease. Prevention efforts as well as improvements in hospital care appear to have contributed to the decline in severity.
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