Viva: Warning signs of a heart attack

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Do you know how healthy your heart is? It’s worth knowing the answer since coronary heart disease is the leading underlying cause of death in Australia.


Heart attacks are caused by factors accumulated over a lifetime mostly affecting people aged over 45.

Nearly one in ten Australians aged 30 to 65 have been told by the doctor that they are at high risk of having a heart attack in the next five years.


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