Stanford study finds meth linked to 1 in 6 heart attacks at hospital

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Crystal meth was linked to one in six heart attacks treated at a hospital in California.

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Crystal meth linked to one in six heart attacks treated at one California hospital — Dr Susan Zhao, staff cardiologist and medical director of the Coronary Care Unit at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, California, and an associate clinical professor of medicine (affiliated) at Stanford School of Medicine. (Santa Clara Valley Healthcare via SWNS)
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Dr Susan Zhao, staff cardiologist and medical director of the Coronary Care Unit at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, California, and an associate clinical professor of medicine (affiliated) at Stanford School of Medicine. (Santa Clara Valley Healthcare via SWNS)
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