A death a minute is the toll that heart attacks exact on Americans every year. In the US, almost 14 million people have a history of myocardial infarction (MI) or angina, as cardiovascular disease affects more than 25% of the population, claims almost one million lives, and is responsible for more than five million hospitalizations each year. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention , heart disease is projected to cost $393 billion in 2005, in terms of health care services, medications, and lost productivity.
A myocardial infarction usually results from the rupture of plaque with thrombus in a coronary vessel, causing vessel occlusion and a reduction of blood supply to a portion of the...
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