Most heart attacks have warning signs

Study finds 99 per cent cases of heart attacks, stroke come with warning signs and risk factors

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Heart attack, stroke, or heart failure come with warning signs in 99 per cent cases, according to a large study that refuted the notion that these devastating events often strike people without warning signs.

The study led by Northwestern Medicine, US, and Yonsei University in South Korea, showed people with these deadly cardiovascular diseases, which remain the leading cause of death worldwide, had at least one risk factor above an optimal level beforehand.