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Coverage dated December 18, 2022

Week After Christmas Brings More Heart Attack Deaths Than Any Other Time of Year

Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

According to the Dallas-based American Heart Association, more people die of heart attacks between Christmas day and New Year’s day than at any other time of year.

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  1. MyNorthwest

    Heart attacks spike during winter holidays cardiologists say (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    More people die from heart attacks between Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 than during any other week of the year, reports the American Heart Association.

  2. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Week After Christmas Brings More Heart Attacks Than Any OTher Time of Year. Here's Why (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    Having a heart attack is more likely to happen between Christmas Day and New Year's Day than any other time of year.

  3. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Week After Christmas Brings More Heart Attack Deaths Than Any Other Time of Year (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    According to the Dallas-based American Heart Association, more people die of heart attacks between Christmas day and New Year’s day than at any other time of year.

  4. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    'Holiday Heart': Heart Attacks Spike in Last 2 Weeks of December (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    MONDAY, Dec. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The holiday season is filled with to-do lists, but one should rise to the top: Take care of your heart.

  5. CBS News

    Heart attack deaths spike during the winter holidays (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    More people die from heart attacks during the last week of December than at any other time of the year

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