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| Heart attacks 'every 15 minutes' | Heart attacks 'every 15 minutes' |
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| Someone has a heart attack in Scotland every 15 minutes, according to a leading health charity. | Someone has a heart attack in Scotland every 15 minutes, according to a leading health charity. |
| The British Heart Foundation (BHF) said it hoped the statistic would help raise awareness of the dangers of ignoring chest pain. | The British Heart Foundation (BHF) said it hoped the statistic would help raise awareness of the dangers of ignoring chest pain. |
| It urged people to seek help at the first sign of trouble, instead of risking a potentially fatal seizure. | It urged people to seek help at the first sign of trouble, instead of risking a potentially fatal seizure. |
| Scotland is the heart attack capital of the UK with a death rate 70% higher than the south east of England for men. | Scotland is the heart attack capital of the UK with a death rate 70% higher than the south east of England for men. |
| There were 10,331 deaths from coronary heart disease across the country in 2005, almost all of which would have been from heart attacks. | |
| 'Delay can kill' | 'Delay can kill' |
| Although the number has been falling consistently, it is still the UK's single biggest killer. | Although the number has been falling consistently, it is still the UK's single biggest killer. |
| Currently nearly one in every 10 Scots is believed to live with some form of heart and circulatory disease. | Currently nearly one in every 10 Scots is believed to live with some form of heart and circulatory disease. |
| BHF Scotland's Dr Mary Church said: "Doubting your symptoms and delaying taking action can kill. | BHF Scotland's Dr Mary Church said: "Doubting your symptoms and delaying taking action can kill. |
| "There are 140,000 people in Scotland who can testify to the fact that heart attacks are not always as they are portrayed on TV. | "There are 140,000 people in Scotland who can testify to the fact that heart attacks are not always as they are portrayed on TV. |
| "Sadly, there are more than a million more in the last 10 years, throughout the UK, who have not survived, and aren't here to tell us what it feels like. | "Sadly, there are more than a million more in the last 10 years, throughout the UK, who have not survived, and aren't here to tell us what it feels like. |
| "Many of those who have died will have had some form of warning which they may not have realised was the beginnings of a heart attack." | "Many of those who have died will have had some form of warning which they may not have realised was the beginnings of a heart attack." |
| The most common symptoms of a heart attack are central chest pain spreading to the arms, neck or jaw and feeling sick, sweaty or short of breath. |