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Heart disease >> Heart attack >> Age 61-70 >> Interview HA37 >> He had a strong family history of heart disease.

Heart attack 2001, in hospital for 5 days. Thrombolytic (clotbuster) drug. Coronary artery bypass surgery ten months later. Current medication: aspirin, ramipril, atenolol, simvastatin, paraxtine

Heart disease >> Heart attack >> Age 61-70 >> Interview HA23 >> He had none of the risk factors for a heart attack but had a heart attack at the age of 49.

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

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