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    Act in Time to Heart Attack Signs
    The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, designed this Web page as part of a campaign to increase Americans' awareness of the need to act fast ... Details >
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information Center
    Estimate Your Heart Attack Risk
    This risk assessment tool uses information from the Framingham Heart Study to predict a person’s chance of having a heart attack in the next 10 years. This tool is designed for adults aged 20 and olde... Details >
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
    Heart Attack
    Also available in: Chinese-Traditional
    Heart attack is the number one cause of death in North America. Its underlying cause, coronary artery disease, is due to build-up of fatty deposits in the arteries that supply the heart (coronary arte... Details >
    Federation of Chinese American and Chinese Canadian Medical Societies
    Heart Attack Symptoms and Warning Signs
    This online guide lists the symptoms that commonly signal a heart attack.... Details >
    American Heart Association
    MRI can predict risk of heart attacks
    MRI can be used to locate tissue damage in a heart attack or pinpoint blockages, but it has not been used to predict heart attacks. ... Details >
    American Heart Association
    National Heart Attack Alert Program
    The National Heart Attack Alert Program (NHAAP) was launched in June 1991 and is the newest of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's (NHLBI) national education programs. The NHAAP has the ov... Details >
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
    Public Use of Automated External Defibrillators
    The combination of effective CPR and rapid defibrillation is a proven formula for success for survival of a heart attack.... Details >
    American Heart Association
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    American Heart Association
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information Center
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
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