Heart Smart
Chapter One
Heart Attack!
Know the Warning Signs to
Save Your Life
Robert was only fifty-two years old when he died. His wife was still in
shock shortly after his death when she told me what had happened.
I knew something was wrong when Robert came inside after cutting the grass. He
was pale, sweating like crazy, and had left the lawn mower running outside. He
just plopped down on the couch and asked me to get him a glass of water.
Those were his last words to me. By the time I came back just a few minutes
later he was dead.
Robert's tragic story is by no means unique. Three hundred thousand
Americans die within the first hour of the onset of a heart attack each year.
But many deaths could be prevented if the victims knew what to do
and immediately took action. If Robert was anything like most of my
patients in their fifties, he probably kept mowing the lawn for another
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