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Nearly Half of All Heart Attacks May Be Missed by Current Screening Tools

Current medical screening techniques could be failing to catch nearly half of those who experience a heart attack, according to new research, suggesting many of the millions of heart attacks that happen each year could be prevented with improved methods.

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