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| Heart attacks
kill more Americans than any other disease, and
many of those who survive them are disabled by
shortness of breath or chest pains. All victims,
regardless of how well they feel, are at risk of
having another attack. |
The best early antidote to heart attack
is a vigorous life and a healthful diet.
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Lifestyle choices should be the
first consideration for most men over 40. That means
exercise. It's important for a man to get enough exercise.
Be careful of
Hypertension.
Obesity is an important risk factor for Heart Diseases.
Simply being overweight can
cut your life short
Watchout for your Blood Cholesterol Level. Eating less of the foods heavy in
artery-clogging cholesterol and fat.
Stop Smoking all together. Smoking constricts the blood
vessels and makes the heart work much harder.
Doctors advise men over 40 and heart-attack survivors to
take a low-dosage, coated aspirin — 81 mg. is
standard — daily to help prevent cholesterol buildup
and blood clots.
Heart-attack survivors who took beta-blockers had a 40 percent lower mortality rate than
those who did not take them.
Studies have shown that ACE inhibitors, given
immediately after a heart attack, reduce mortality
overall and, if taken for an extended period after a
heart attack, can prevent 22 percent of the deaths among
the sickest survivors.
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