Potentially deadly heart disease on rise among young Quebec adults: study

"Heart disease caused by a buildup of plaque in the arteries appears to be on the rise among Quebecers aged 40 and younger, says a Montreal researcher, who found the condition accounts for a significant proportion of sudden deaths in that age group. Dr. Dabit Arzamendi, a fellow at the Montreal Heart Institute, told the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress in Toronto on Monday that 46.5 per cent of sudden deaths in Quebecers aged 40 and under were caused by heart disease. Arzamendi, who is from Spain, said he was struck by the number of relatively young people who were coming into the Montreal hospital needing a stent to prop open their plaque-ridden arteries" - CJAD