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Heart deaths among poor fall by 27% but total still lags behind wealthier areas

The number of people in Scotland's poorest areas dying from heart disease has dropped by more than one-quarter but the improvement still lags behind the country as a whole.

The number of people in Scotland's poorest areas dying from heart disease has dropped by more than one-quarter but the improvement still lags behind the country as a whole.