DON’T BE AN OSTRICH WHEN IT COMES TO HEART HEALTH, BY DR.ECCLES
Very recently, I used our social media channels to share some alarming statistics about the dangers of ‘silent’ heart attacks – cardiac episodes so mild that they go unnoticed until the patient requires an ECG.
The statistics themselves are sobering enough – around 45% of all heart attacks are silent and their long-term effect on heart health can be significant, with a major and possibly fatal cardiac event more likely with each episode.
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