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Heart Attack
Causes and Risk Factors
Most heart attacks are caused by a blood clot that blocks one of
the coronary arteries, the blood vessels that bring blood and
oxygen to the heart muscle. When blood cannot reach part of your
heart, that area starves for oxygen. If the blockage continues long
enough, cells in the affected area die.
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