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Age 61-70
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Interview HA21
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Keep your cholesterol level low and exercise as much as you can.
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
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Heart attack
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Age 61-70
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Interview HA22
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High blood cholesterol was the only risk factor that might have contributed to her heart attack.
Heart attack February 2003. Stent fitted February 2003.Current medication: aspirin, atorvastatin, atenolol, bisoprolol fumarate (Cardicor), omeprazole
Heart disease
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Heart attack
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Age 61-70
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Interview HA22
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A cough, some hair loss and vivid dreams are the side effects of her medicine.
Heart attack February 2003. Stent fitted February 2003.Current medication: aspirin, atorvastatin, atenolol, bisoprolol fumarate (Cardicor), omeprazole
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Heart attack
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Aged 81 plus
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Interview HA15
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Her muscles seized up so her doctor took her off the statin.
Heart attack January 2000. Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery, May 2000. Current Medication: clopidogrel, frusemide, GTN.
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Heart attack
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Age 61-70
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Interview HA21
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He changed his diet to keep his cholesterol level low.
Heart attack June 2002, six days in hospital. Unstable angina on returning home. Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery, July 2002. Current medication: aspirin, atenolol, simvastatin
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