After the mid-1960s, doctors got better at treating heart attack patients in the hospital, and as a result, fewer people died from heart attacks.

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The epidemic of the 20(th) century: coronary heart disease.

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The study says better hospital care for heart attack patients after the 1960s helped save more lives, which is exactly what the claim says.

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The epidemic of the 20(th) century: coronary heart disease.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.04.015

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