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Age 61-70
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Interview HA23
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It's not always as bad as you think.
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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Heart attack
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Age 61-70
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Interview HA19
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You can recover and you can have a good life after a heart attack.
Heart attack 1996. Heart attack 1999. Angioplasty 2000. Angioplasty 2004. Current medication: clopidogrel, aspirin, isosorbide mononitrate, losartin, doxazosin, simvastatin
Heart disease
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Heart attack
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Age 51-60
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Interview HA18
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You may not be able to do some of the things you did before but life can still be good.
Heart attack June 1995. Thrombolytic (clotbuster) drug. Current medication: aspirin, enalapril, bisoprolol, atorvastatin
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Heart attack
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Age 61-70
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Interview HA37
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There may be limitations but you can find a way round them to have a good life.
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
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