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After a heart attack, patients have a great opportunity to take control of their cardiac health. “Our medications and technologies have advanced so rapidly that people can go on to have an excellent life and potentially not have another heart attack if they’re willing to partner with their health-care team and make changes,” says Martha Gulati, MD, chief of cardiology at University of Arizona, and editor-in-chief of cardiosmart.org, which is the patient arm of the American College of Cardiology. And she’s far from the only doc who feels that way. “I see a number of patients who don’t seem to understand how much they can lower their chances of a second heart attack or stroke through lifestyle changes,” says Alan Schwartzstein, MD, a family physician in south central Wisconsin and an officer for the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).
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