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This post in the NY Times explaining the autopsy findings behind Tim Russert’s sudden death is essentially crucial to understanding why heart disease, oftentimes, has no prior warning signs and is aptly called “the Silent Killer.”
If there is any lesson in his death, his doctors said, it is a reminder that heart disease can be silent, and that people, especially those with known risk factors, should pay attention to diet, blood pressure, weight and exercise — even if they are feeling fine.
“If there’s one number that’s a predictor of mortality, it’s waist circumference” … MORE …
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