Ask the Expert: Why do the holidays cause such a risk for heart attacks?

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This is supposed to be a time of joy and peace on Earth. But, it's also a risky time for your heart health. It can be anything that can put your heart at risk... there are triggers everywhere.

In the last few weeks of the year, during the holidays, heart attack rates can jump up to 40 percent.

On today's Ask The Expert, we get some insight from Dr. Fahmi Farah, she's a heart specialist and the director of Bentley Heart in Fort Worth. She's in the KRLD Zoom Room.

What is it about holidays that puts the heart in danger?

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