Tuesday, January 13, 2009

New tool helps predict risks of heart attack or stroke

"Heart attack and stroke account for almost one out of every three deaths in the United States. Often, people don't even know they are at risk until it is too late. However, a new online tool may help identify those people and cut their risk. A few months ago, a heart attack led Dave Horne, 49, to a heart rehab class at Rex Healthcare. He said he would have liked to have known about his risk for a heart attack or stroke years ago. 'At my age – in my 40s – I just wasn't thinking about it,' Horne said. Knowing your risk is as easy as going online for about seven minutes with the Rex Healthcare HeartAware tool"

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