You did this because 50 is just too young to drop dead of a heart attack, diabetes or a stroke.

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"If you have plaque in your arteries, this is a perfect time for them to rupture and lead to a heart attack, " Steinbaum says.

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This is a big danger if you're lucky enough to survive a heart attack.

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This, too, is significant because the "scarring" tissue that naturally forms after a heart attack is thin and can get stretched in ways that alter the shape of the heart.

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However this year the family will be in America where Ruby is receiving special treatment following a major heart attack in April 2010 which left her with a life-changing brain injury.

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This is despite the fact the drugs are restricted to only those with a 30% chance of having a heart attack or stroke in the next 10 years.

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