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Heart diseases leading cause of death among women : Local survivor, physicians have advice on warning signs

Published 03/09/08

Anna Lee Hinson always considered herself a healthy person, so she was surprised when she had a heart attack six years ago.

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Ms. Hinson of St. Margarets was aware of the risks since her husband had heart bypass surgery years before. But one day, she had a pain in her jaw that persisted for hours. It got so bad she went to the emergency room, where she learned she was having a heart attack.

She was later transported to Johns Hopkins, where she had two stents implanted. She later recovered.

"I had to get to the point where I realized this is not something that happens to other people," said Ms. Hinson, 76. "You don't think...

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