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The explosive chemical that can help your heart

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Why choose between treating heart conditions and blowing up mountains? The exact same highly unstable chemical compound used in dynamite is routinely given to cardiac patients to aggressively dilate their vascular pathways.

The explosive chemical that can help your heart
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