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Age 51-60
Interview HA18  

Interview HA18

Age at Interview: 55
Sex: Male
Age at Diagnosis: 47
Background: Retired Administration Manager; Married, no childrenEarly medical retirement
Brief outline:Heart attack June 1995. Thrombolytic (clotbuster) drug. Current medication: aspirin, enalapril, bisoprolol, atorvastatin


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You may not be able to do some of the things you did before but life can still be good.

 



It seems as if having a heart attack is not confined to older people. It happens to younger and younger people. I know people in their thirties who are having heart attacks now. It's a bit worrying but it does happen and I think they're the ones we've got to get through to that you can do something. 

You can do anything. You'll learn your limitations and there are limitations, there are things you don't want to be doing. You don't want to be playing Rugby or anything like that, you know those sort of physical games, you don't want to do that but you can do badminton, you can do tennis, run, you can cycle, swim. 

Yeah, you can live a life and you can do your work. You don't want to be lifting massive weights all the time but you can do a job of work and you can do a very good job of work and there's no reason why you shouldn't. Just because you've had a heart attack, doesn't mean you've got to give in.
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