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Common genetic variation may increase heart attack risk: Study
May 7 2007, Irani

In the United States, half of over a million people suffering from heart attack die each year! There are several known factors that lead to heart attack — be it taking certain drugs, such as cocaine or emotional stress or pain, exposure to extreme...

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