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copperx on April 7, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: At 88, doctor pursues a long-ignored treatment for...

That interpretation would require a colon before "heart attacks."

lostlogin on April 7, 2018 | [–]

The content of the colon seems similar to the prevailing sense of humour.

IncRnd on April 7, 2018 | [–]

That's only true if "heart attacks" wasn't intended to be used as an appositive for the preceding phrase, which I believe was the GP's point.

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