From, “The Guide to Beating a Heart Attack,” by Ron Winslow,
4/16/12, The Wall Street Journal:
Here's the good news: Heart disease and its consequences are
largely preventable. The bad news is that nearly one million Americans will
suffer a heart attack this year.
Deaths from coronary heart disease in the U.S. have been
cut by 75% during the past 40 years. Hospital admissions for heart attack among
the elderly fell by nearly 25% in a five-year period during the last decade, a
remarkable feat when many experts
had expected the aging population to cause an increase in the problem.
Feat: an achievement that
requires great courage, skill or strength
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