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Heart Attack Internet URL http://www.fcmsdocs.org/PublicHeathInfo/heartattack.html This document also available in Chinese-Traditional Sponsoring Agency Federation of Chinese American and Chinese Canadian Medical Societies Description 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 arteries) which can block the flow of blood to heart muscle. Related Topics Heart Attack Review Date 7/6/2004

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