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" Deaths caused by heart attacks have decreased by almost a half in the past six years, according to a new study. After examining more than 44,000 patients in 14 countries, an international team discovered that the rate of people dying fell from 8.4 per cent to 4.5 per cent between 1999 and 2006. They also found that the risk of critical heart failure, repeated heart attacks and strokes all decreased during that period. Lead researcher Professor Keith Fox, from Edinburgh University, said that new treatments such as angioplasty and drugs that prevent arteries getting clogged are key to the cut in deaths. He said: &amp;quot;Our study supports the fact that hospitals are using new treatments effectively.  &amp;quot;Patients now have a much reduced risk of dying or having another stroke while being treated in hospital and are also less likely to suffer a stroke or further heart attack once they have been discharged.&amp;quot;  A heart attack happens when part of the heart muscle is starved of oxygen and dies. \u00A9 Adfero Ltd "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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