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Rural residents face nearly three times higher risk of heart attack death before reaching a hospital

People living in rural areas who experienced a heart attack were nearly three times more likely to die before reaching hospital care, compared with those living in large metropolitan areas, according to new, independent, preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2026, held Nov. 6–9 in Chicago.

Rural residents face nearly three times higher risk of heart attack death before reaching a hospital

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