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Study finds 99% heart attack, stroke cases linked to ‘modifiable’ risks

Study finds 99% heart attack, stroke cases linked to ‘modifiable’ risks

Sept. 29 (UPI) — A new study, released Monday, shows nearly all people who suffer heart attacks or strokes have at least one of four major cardiovascular risk factors beforehand. Researchers found 99% of participants in the study — published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology — had high blood pressure, high cholesterol, elevated blood sugar or …

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