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Archive Home > 2008 > December > 16 > Fewer dying from heart disease and stroke – but for how long?

Fewer dying from heart disease and stroke – but for how long?

By Thomas H. Maugh II / The Bulletin
December 16, 2008

The death rates for heart disease and stroke each dropped by about 30 percent between 1999 and 2006, allowing the American Heart Association to reach its 2010 goal of a 25 percent reduction in deaths four years early, researchers said Monday.

Their report, published online Monday in....

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