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We are dying because our own heart is failing us – but there is something you can do to help prevent you and your loved ones from succumbing to the condition.
New data from the Public Health Information Development Unit at Torrens University shows Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is the number one cause of death in our region with an astonishing 256 people dying from the condition – also known as heart attack or angina – between 2017 and 2021 across the Western Plains.
Gilgandra topped the list with 43 deaths from CHD over that period, Walgett had 40, Warrumbungle 36, Narromine had 25 with Cobar and Brewarrina having 20…