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Health care facilities work to stave off heart disease spike
No disease kills more Americans annually than heart disease. At least half of all Americans are at risk because of factors such as obesity, elevated blood pressure, high cholesterol or smoking. It's projected to get even worse in the coming decades. Stephanie Sy reports from Mississippi, the state with the highest rate of heart disease, on how access to care is affecting rural areas.
