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Is it possible to die of a heart attack after expericing declining cardiac health for a while?

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Dr. Creighton Wright answered

Specializes in surgery

Certainly: Combinations of anemia, hypoxia, aging and debilitating can be followed by heart attack.

Dr Koch and another doctor agreed

Answered 4/22/2013

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