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‘If your blood pressure is too high, take steps such as quitting smoking, cutting back on alcohol and losing any excess weight.’
IT’S NOW RECOGNISED THAT MANY heart attacks are ‘silent’ and occur without obvious warning signs that might otherwise make you seek help. One recent study from the US, following 9,498 people, found that almost half of heart attacks were silent – defined as ECG evidence of previous heart muscle death with no history of an associated hospital admission.
A silent heart attack occurs in the same way as a ‘regular’ heart attack when blood supply to
