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Heart Attacks are Common in Humans: Here's Why

Loss of a single gene called the CMAH gene during evolution may speed up atherogenesis, and increase the risk of a heart attack in humans.

Gene loss explains why humans are prone to heart attacks. Humans have lost the CMAH gene during the evolutionary process. Loss of CMAH gene reduces the activity of Neu5Gc, a sugar. Reduced Neu5Gc activity may up atherosclerosis and heart attack risk.

Heart Attacks are Common in Humans: Here's Why

Heart attacks are more common in humans than in other mammals, including closely related primates such as chimps. This is due to the loss of a single gene called the CMAH gene in modern humans during evolution. Read More

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