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Heart attack victims wait too long to seek help
From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Date: July 12, 2004 Author: STEPHEN SMITH More results for: heart attack Copyright information Copyright 2004 The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. This material is published under license from the publisher through ProQuest Information and Learning Company, Ann Arbor, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to ProQuest Information and Learning Company.

Heart attack victims wait too long to seek help

By STEPHEN SMITH Boston Globe

Monday, July 12, 2004

They call it the Hollywood heart attack: Perry Mason bores into an unsuspecting witness, accusations gathering like storm clouds. Then suddenly, the witness clutches his chest, torso quaking, face etched in pain.

"A lot of people wait for the classic signs and symptoms of a heart attack, like they see on TV, before they make that call for help," said Robert Goldberg, an epidemiologist at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

Waiting can prove deadly.

Even as tremendous strides have been made in cardiology -- with tiny balloons clearing blockages and stainless steel scaffolds opening ...