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Obese heart attack patients are more likely to survive after treatment than normal-weight patients
06-19-2007 · EurekAlert!Obese and very obese patients have a lower risk of dying after they have been treated for heart attacks than do normal weight patients, according to research published in the European Heart Journal.
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