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Heart attack education doesn't help, study finds

(HealthScout) UPDATED 2009-10-07

Teaching heart patients about the symptoms of a heart attack does little to help them respond more quickly when a heart attack occurs, a new study has found. But researchers did see some reason to think the education might help, since patients who received the education sought emergency help more quickly in the six months following the instruction, and they were more likely to take aspirin when they felt heart attack symptoms. Read full story >

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