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Heart Attack
Heart attack occurs when blockages in the coronary arteries cut off the blood supply to the heart causing damage to the heart muscle.
deCODEme can calculate your genetic risk for Heart Attack.
More to explore
You can find out more information about coronary heart disease, heart attacks and atherosclerosis by talking with your doctor and visiting these Web sites:
- American Heart Association – Heart Attack/Coronary Heart Disease Risk Assessment
- American Heart Association on Heart Attacks
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Medline Plus – Trusted Health Information for You
- National Heart Lung and Blood Institute – 10 year risk calculator for heart attacks
Test your Cholestorol IQ, and try other Healthy Heart Quizzes on the American Heart Association´s Web site.
The American Heart Association provides a free online service that can help you make sense of important, new clinical research findings.
Coronary Heart Disease in the United States
The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has collected a rich resource of Heart Disease Facts and Statistics.
This content was last reviewed on February 09, 2010.
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