Dr. Wefald answers a question from a listener who shares that his uncle died of a heart attack.  The listeners says he thought people did not die of heart attacks anymore and pointed out that his uncle was seeing a doctor and was on meds.  Dr. Wefald notes the advancements in cardiology with the death numbers dropping but also points out the fact that the decline has leveled off.  He expands on what we know and what we don’t know about heart attacks.

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