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Anna-Maria Phelan
artery-clogging plaques more likely to break apart and cause stroke or heart attacks.
findings could lead to new drugs to prevent heart disease
98% doesn’t cause a problem but 2% does.
occurs when blood flow to a section of heart muscle becomes blocked.
The world’s most common killer.
Mostly fats, oils, and greases cause a heart attack.
A loss of brain functions due to disturbances in the blood supply to the brain.
THE SECOND MOST COMMON CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE U.S.
Due to blockage in the arteries.
A FATTY MATERIAL THAT BUILDS UP AGAINST THE ARTERIES.
FAT, CHOLESTEROL, AND OTHER SUBSTANCES.
produced by viral destruction of cells.
Heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases remain America’s leading causes of death.
They affect nearly 81 million Americans and cost this nation more than any other disease.
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