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Article: African-American Heart Attack Survivors Cite Experience As A 'Wake-Up Call' To Address Health And Life Issues
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- The Culvert Chronicles
- Article date:
- February 8, 2007
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(BPRW) Washington, D.C. - African-Americans who have suffered a heart attack consider their experience a "wake-up call" that leads to reevaluating priorities, growing closer to faith and recognizing the importance of strong heart health behaviors, according to new survey findings announced today by the National Medical Association (NMA). While a majority of those surveyed view their heart attack as a second chance at life, the results surprisingly indicate that nearly 30 percent of African-Americans state they are not doing everything they can to avoid another heart attack. In fact, according to the survey findings, 27 percent of African-Americans do not take their heart medications exactly ...