Life expectancy has steadily increased for Americans in recent decades, particularly for men, but the age at which one of the biggest killers strikes has actually declined.
A new study shows that the average age at which the most dangerous form of heart attack hits has decreased from 64 to 60 over the past 20 years.
Today, victims of the high-risk "ST-elevation heart attacks," are less healthy, on average, than they were in 1995. They are more likely to be obese, diabetic, to smoke, and to have high blood pressure.
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