Here' s the response from Rochester General Hospital.

in a word "BOGUS"

watch the wrap.

http://www.viahealth.org/cgi-bin2/MsmGo.exe?grab_id=3114904&EXTRA_ARG=&CFGNA
ME=MssFind%2Ecfg&host_id=1&page_id=35&query=Surviving+a+Heart+Attack+ALONE&h
iword=SURVIVING+HEART+ATTACK+ALONE+SURVIVE+HEARTS+ATTACKS+HEARING+SURVIVORS+
ATTACH+HEARD+SURVIVED+HEAR+SURVIVOR+ATTACKING+ATTACKERS+ATTACKED+SURVIVES+

if this doesn't work here's the text.

Important Notice Regarding the article "How to Survive a Heart Attack When
Alone."
Hundreds of people around the country have been receiving an e-mail message
entitled "How to Survive a Heart Attack When Alone." This article recommends
a procedure to survive a heart attack in which the victim is advised to
repeatedly cough at regular intervals until help arrives.
The source of information for this article was attributed to ViaHealth
Rochester General Hospital. This article is being propagated on the Internet
as individuals send it to friends and acquaintances - and then those
recipients of the memo send it to their friends and acquaintances, and so
on.
We can find no record that an article even resembling this was produced by
Rochester General Hospital within the last 20 years. Furthermore, the
medical information listed in the article can not be verified by current
medical literature and is in no way condoned by this hospital's medical
staff. Also, both The Mended Hearts, Inc., a support organization for heart
patients, and the American Heart Association have said that this information
should not be forwarded or used by anyone.
Please help us combat the proliferation of this misinformation. We ask that
you please send this e-mail to anyone who sent you the article, and please
ask them to do the same.
Sincerely,
Rich Sensenbach
Web Development Coordinator
ViaHealth Rochester General Hospital
(716-922-1024
For reporters:
Other information on this issue can be gathered from
The Mended Hearts, Inc. at www.mendedhearts.org
<http://www.mendedhearts.org>
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