'I'm devastated': Paul Davis' disease has killed members of his family


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Mr Davis’ cardiologist, Dr Raj Puranik from RPA, said his case of not having the major risk factors but still being sick was consistent with the fact Indigenous people experienced very high rates of heart disease.


“Paul’s been an extremely motivated football player and so when you’re looking at traditional risk factors, it’s not about that,” he said.


“It’s more about the predisposition that comes from being Aboriginal … and that still remains something we haven’t solved, we haven’t put enough resources into.”


NSW Health said heart disease deaths, as well as smoking, were steadily decreasing  in Aboriginal communities.


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