One of America’s greatest achievements over much of the past century has been a huge decline in death rates from heart disease and strokes. Anti-smoking campaigns,
medications to control blood pressure and cholesterol, and surgical advances have extended millions of lives, fundamentally reshaping the U.S. population. Dr. Robert
Benton, Chief of Cardiology at Samaritan Hospital, is in-studio today to discuss how a "heart attack at 49" is making a deadly comeback.
