A New Zealander dies from heart disease every 90 minutes.
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A New Zealander dies from heart disease every 90 minutes.
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New Zealand has the sixth-highest rate of death from heart disease in the developed world.
This is despite the country's spectacular reduction in heart disease mortality in the last half-century.
The Heart Foundation, which is holding its annual fundraising appeal this week, is concerned at New Zealand's relatively high heartdisease mortality compared with OECD countries, but is uncertain about the reasons for it.
Heart Foundation Medical Director, Gerry Devlin.
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