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Article: 'Wait and See' Approach to Heart Attack Warning Signs May Contribute to Poor Survival Rates.
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- PR Newswire
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- January 24, 2006
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National Awareness Program Urges Americans to 'Act in Time to Heart Attack Signs'
NEW YORK, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Many U.S. adults lack critical knowledge about heart attack warning signs beyond the so-called "Hollywood Heart Attack" -- the sudden, crushing chest pain that is often depicted in the movies and on television, according to a new Harris Interactive(R) survey commissioned by PDL BioPharma, Inc. This knowledge gap, coupled with a "wait and see" approach in seeking timely treatment, may contribute to the nearly one-half million heart-attack related deaths in the United States annually.(1)
According to the survey:
-- Only two in five ...