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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 HA08 >> He found it hard to accept early medical retirement for a long time and to find a purpose to his life.

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 >> Age 61-70 >> Interview HA08 >> Describes his financial worries when he had retire early at the age of 50.

Heart disease >> Heart attack >> Age 61-70 >> Interview HA30 >> Describes how early medical retirement affected him.

Heart attack/cardiac arrest December 1993, in hospital for two weeks. 2nd heart episode, January 1994, in hospital for two weeks. Current medication: aspirin, Tildiem Retard, GTN, simvastatin, ezetrol ezetimibe

Heart disease >> Heart attack >> Age 51-60 >> Interview HA18 >> Talks about what he did after his early medical retirement.

Heart attack June 1995. Thrombolytic (clotbuster) drug. Current medication: aspirin, enalapril, bisoprolol, atorvastatin

Heart disease >> Heart attack >> Age 61-70 >> Interview HA23 >> Since early medical retirement he runs exercise programmes for the GP exercise referral scheme in his local area.

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