Heart Health Update

摘要

New or recurrent heart attacks strike 1.1 million americans and kill about 450,000 each year, according to the American Heart Association. In fact, coronary heart disease is the nation's leading single cause of death. To cut this deadly toll, we need to understand all the factors that contribute to causing, preventing and surviving heart disease. Some intriguing, even surprising findings have emerged in the past few months to help guide us in attacking this lethal and disabling disease that afflicts so many people.