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Published: February 26, 2026

Heart attack deaths rose between 2011 and 2022 among adults younger than age 55

Women ages 18-54 were more likely than men to die after a first heart attack, according to a new study in the Go Red for Women spotlight issue of the Journal of the American Heart Association
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