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DATE: TUESDAY, February 12, 1991                   TAG: 9102120360
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A3   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: DALLAS                                LENGTH: Short

HEART ATTACK DEATH RISK SAID GREATER FOR WOMEN

A woman entering a hospital with a heart attack is 43.8 percent more likely to die before leaving than a man admitted with the same condition, said a study released Monday.

Dr. Philip Greenland of the University of Rochester School of Medicine spent last year at Tel Aviv University analyzing data compiled by Israeli researchers.

The study involved 4,315 men and 1,524 women who had suffered heart attacks, and found that 23 percent of the women and 16 percent of the men died during their initial hospital stay. - Associated Press 


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