HEART ATTACK STUDY
October 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALL
SMOKING is just one of five health factors that are relevant in 80% of heart attack cases, according to a Canadian-coordinated global study published in Britain's The Lancet. The other four are high cholesterol, hypertension, obesity and diabetes, concluded the researchers who checked 15,000 medical records in 52 countries spanning all continents.
SMOKING is just one of five health factors that are relevant in 80% of heart attack cases, according to a Canadian-coordinated global study published in Britain's The Lancet. The other four are high cholesterol, hypertension, obesity and diabetes, concluded the researchers who checked 15,000 medical records in 52 countries spanning all continents.
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