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    Heart Attack and Unstable Angina

    Heart Attack and Unstable Angina



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    Decision Points focus on key medical care decisions that are important to many health problems. Reference Decision Points focus on key medical care decisions that are important to many health problems.
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    Actionsets help people take an active role in managing a health condition. Reference Actionsets are designed to help people take an active role in managing a health condition.
      Reference Heart Disease: Eating a Heart-Healthy Diet
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    Interactive tools help people determine health risks, ideal weight, target heart rate, and more. Interactive tools are designed to help people determine health risks, ideal weight, target heart rate, and more.
      Reference Interactive Tool: Are You at Risk for a Heart Attack?
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      Reference Interactive Tool: How Does Smoking Increase Your Risk of Heart Attack?



    By: Reference Healthwise Staff Last Revised: Reference September 1, 2012
    Medical Review: Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
    Reference John M. Miller, MD, FACC - Cardiology, Electrophysiology


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