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more infoAfrican-American Heart-Attack Survivors Cite Experiences a "Wake-up Call" to Address Health and Life Issues
BY THE NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
January 26, 2007
African Americans who have suffered a heart attack consider their experience a "wake–up call" that leads to re–evaluating priorities, growing closer to faith, and recognizing the importance of strong heart–health behaviors, according to new survey findings announced in January by the National Medical Association (NMA). While a majority of those surveyed view their heart attack as a second chance at life, the results surprisingly indicate that nearly 30 percent of African Americans are not doing everything they can to avoid another heart attack. In fact, according to the survey findings, 27 percent of African–Americans do not take their heart medications exactly as prescribed by their physicians after their heart attack.
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