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Young heart attack patients unaware of risk
Thursday, April 28, 2016 19:58
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Researchers from Yale University found that less than half of young heart attack patients were unaware of their risk of experiencing a heart attack. Furthermore, even fewer had discussed health risks with their doctors. Also, women were more likely to be uninformed of their risk than men.
Researchers examined 3,501 heart attack survivors, and only 53 percent of them were aware of their risk of a heart attack. Only 46 percent of these patients were ever informed about their risk of experiencing a heart attack by a doctor, and only 49 percent had discussed heart disease and risk modification with a doctor.
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