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Low fat ben and jerrys cherry garcia. >> we now know when president clinton was president he passed his annual physicals but his heart disease was still progressing. undetected. i asked his cardiologist why. >> one lesson is that check-ups are not a substitute for lifestyle. >> as president, bill clinton never got any of the advanced imaging, like the coronary calcium scan or the ultrasound of his carotid. those are tests that are now more ready available to everyone. and clinton was also gettin...

Institute in sausalito, california. >> i came to vermont determined to get my cholesterol down with low fat ben and jerrys cherry garcia. >> we now know when president clinton was president he passed his annual physicals but his heart disease was still progressing. undetected. i asked his cardiologist why. >> one lesson is that check-ups are not a substitute for lifestyle. >> as president, bill clinton never got any of the advanced imaging, like the coronary calcium scan or the ultrasound of his...

someone who has. ive got a secret to share -- with what we know right now? we could see the last heart attack in america. ive been investigating this for over a year. ive got lessons to share, things you need to know, things your doctor may not tell you. i was lucky i didnt die of a heart attack. >> reporter: former president clinton, like too many people, was busy. and for years he ignored warning signs from his heart. but in 2004, during an exhausting book tour, there was something...

just in the united states. if you havent had a heart attack yourself, you likely know someone who has. ive got a secret to share -- with what we know right now? we could see the last heart attack in america. ive been investigating this for over a year. ive got lessons to share, things you need to know, things your doctor may not tell you. i was lucky i didnt die of a heart attack. >> reporter: former president clinton, like too many people, was busy. and for years he ignored warning ...

i was lucky i didnt die of a heart attack. >> reporter: former president clinton, like too many people, was busy. and for years he ignored warning signs from his heart. but in 2004, during an exhausting book tour, there was something different. >> i had a real tightness in my chest when i was getting off the airplane and the only time id had it unrelated to exercise. >> reporter: were here outside new york presbyterian hospital. in just a couple of hours, former president bill clinton ...