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Heart attack 1994, in hospital for five days. Current medication: aspirin, simvastatin, lisinopril, bendrofluazide

Heart disease >> Heart attack >> Age 61-70 >> Interview HA23 >> The cardiac nurses were very good at explaining procedures and giving information.

Heart attack 1991. Heart attack 1998. Five blockages in main coronary artery. Stent or coronary artery bypass surgery not possible. Current medication: aspirin, diltiazem, losartan, isosorbide mononitrate

Heart disease >> Heart attack >> Age 61-70 >> Interview HA19 >> He would prefer his GP to be more forthcoming with information.

Heart attack 1996. Heart attack 1999. Angioplasty 2000. Angioplasty 2004. Current medication: clopidogrel, aspirin, isosorbide mononitrate, losartin, doxazosin, simvastatin

Heart disease >> Heart attack >> Age 51-60 >> Interview HA03 >> She got a lot out of the hospital cardiac rehabilitation programme.

Heart attack 1998. Thrombolytic (clotbuster) drug, five days in hospital. Coronary artery bypass surgery 2000. Current medication: aspirin, atorvastatin, bisoprolol, ramipril, isosorbide mononitrate.

Heart disease >> Heart attack >> Age 61-70 >> Interview HA04 >> The rehabilitation was a huge help, and vital in his recovery.

Heart attack 2002. Thrombolytic (clotbuster) drug. Angioplasty and stent, in hospital eight days. Current medication: simvastatin, aspirin, ramipril, atenolol

Heart disease >> Heart attack >> Age 51-60 >> Interview HA03 >> The cardiac care team gave her plenty of useful information.

Heart attack 1998. Thrombolytic (clotbuster) drug, five days in hospital. Coronary artery bypass surgery 2000. Current medication: aspirin, atorvastatin, bisoprolol, ramipril, isosorbide mononitrate.

Heart disease >> Heart attack >> Age 40-50 >> Interview HA11 >> Information from his consultant helped him to take control during his recovery.

Heart attack February 1999. Angioplasty and stent, February 1999. Current medication: aspirin, ramipril, simvastatin

Heart disease >> Heart attack >> Age 61-70 >> Interview HA08 >> Admits that it can be difficult for doctors to find the right amount of information to give.

Heart attack 1979. Coronary artery bypass surgery 1982. Heart attack 1989, angioplasty and stent 2001. Implanted cardiac defibrillator fitted 2001. Current medication: aspirin, GTN, bisoprolol, ramipril, rosuvastatin

Heart disease >> Heart attack >> Aged under 40 >> Interview HA33 >> She would have worried less if her doctors had given her more information.

Heart attack 2003. Thrombolytic (clotbuster) drug. Severe chest pain several months later, angioplasty and stent 2003. Current medication: clopidogrel, aspirin, bisoprolol, simvastatin, ramipril, lansoprazole

Heart disease >> Heart attack >> Age 61-70 >> Interview HA12 >> A video he watched on the cardiac care ward helped him during his recovery.

Heart attack, March 2003. Coronary artery bypass surgery July 2001. Current medication: aspirin, cozaar, pravastatin (lipostat)

Heart disease >> Heart attack >> Age 61-70 >> Interview HA34 >> He felt that his recovery would have been easier if he had been given more information in hospital.

Heart attack December 2001. Angioplasty and stent, February 2002. Cardiac arrest, angiogram and stents, May 2002. Angiogram and stent, 2003. Current medication: aspirin, atorvastatin, ramipril, GTN frusemide, lisinopril

Heart disease >> Heart attack >> Age 61-70 >> Interview HA21 >> He found the British Heart Foundation's heart information booklets and the BHF website useful.

Heart attack June 2002, six days in hospital. Unstable angina on returning home. Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery, July 2002. Current medication: aspirin, atenolol, simvastatin

Heart disease >> Heart attack >> Age 61-70 >> Interview HA31 >> He learnt a lot from the talks at the support group he joined.

Heart attack May 2003, in hospital for six days. Angina attacks May-November. Coronary artery bypass surgery November 2003. Current medication: aspirin, ramipril, simvastatin

Heart disease >> Heart attack >> Age 61-70 >> Interview HA07 >> Talking to other people who had had a heart attack helped him.

Heart attack 1998. Coronary artery bypass surgery 1998. Current medication: aspirin, simvastatin

Heart disease >> Heart attack >> Age 61-70 >> Interview HA23 >> Talks about the different sources of information he found helpful.

Heart disease >> Heart attack >> Age 61-70 >> Interview HA23 >> Find out what is on offer to help you recover.

Heart disease >> Heart attack >> Age 51-60 >> Interview HA14 >> Get the information you need to understand what is happening to you.

Heart attack February 2003. At time of interview, waiting for an angiogram. Current medication: aspirin, ramipril, atenolol, GTN

Heart disease >> Heart attack >> Aged under 40 >> Interview HA05 >> Find out information from the cardiac care team and talk to other heart patients.

Cardiac arrest May 2001, 21 days in hospital. Coronary artery bypass surgery July 2001. Heart attack 2003, heart failure diagnosed. Current medication: aspirin, ramipril, carvedilol, clopidogrel, nicorandil

Heart disease >> Heart attack >> Age 51-60 >> Interview HA14 >> Taking the GTN spray was difficult at first but he soon got used to it.

Heart attack February 2003. At time of interview, waiting for an angiogram. Current medication: aspirin, ramipril, atenolol, GTN

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