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Age 51-60
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Interview HA14
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Achieving different milestones during the first year, helped him feel that he was getting back to normal.
Heart attack February 2003. At time of interview, waiting for an angiogram. Current medication: aspirin, ramipril, atenolol, GTN
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Age 61-70
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Interview HA10
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Describes how he prepared for the exercise tests he needed to pass to get his HGV licence agreed.
Heart attack April 2003. Angioplasty and stent, September 2003. Current medication: aspirin, atenonol, ramipril, clopidogrel, simvastatin
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Heart attack
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Age 71-80
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Interview HA06
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He no longer drove long distances after his heart attack.
Heart attack 1996, six days in hospital. Current medication: aspirin, metoprolol, isosorbide mononitrate, atorvastatin, glyceryl trinitrate.
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Heart attack
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Age 61-70
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Interview HA21
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Explains how he overcame problems with driving seven weeks after his bypass surgery.
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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