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Aged under 40
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Interview HA33
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She describes the series of tests she had done in the ambulance and in hospital.
Heart attack 2003. Thrombolytic (clotbuster) drug. Severe chest pain several months later, angioplasty and stent 2003. Current medication: clopidogrel, aspirin, bisoprolol, simvastatin, ramipril, lansoprazole
Heart disease
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Heart attack
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Age 40-50
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Interview HA11
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Initial tests did not show a heart attack but an echocardiogram two days later did.
Heart attack February 1999. Angioplasty and stent, February 1999. Current medication: aspirin, ramipril, simvastatin
Heart disease
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Heart attack
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Age 51-60
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Interview HA25
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He found the angiogram frightening but accepted it was necessary so that a decision could be made about treatment.
Heart attack June 2001. Heart attack July 2001. Current medication: atenolol, atorvastatin, clopidogrel, lisinopril
Heart disease
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Heart attack
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Aged under 40
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Interview HA33
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She describes the series of tests she had done in the ambulance and in hospital.
Heart attack 2003. Thrombolytic (clotbuster) drug. Severe chest pain several months later, angioplasty and stent 2003. Current medication: clopidogrel, aspirin, bisoprolol, simvastatin, ramipril, lansoprazole
Heart disease
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Heart attack
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Aged under 40
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Interview HA05
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When he had a heart attack after bypass surgery, the ECG showed no new changes.
Cardiac arrest May 2001, 21 days in hospital. Coronary artery bypass surgery July 2001. Heart attack 2003, heart failure diagnosed. Current medication: aspirin, ramipril, carvedilol, clopidogrel, nicorandil
Heart disease
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Heart attack
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Age 51-60
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Interview HA03
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Describes what the angiogram was like.
Heart attack 1998. Thrombolytic (clotbuster) drug, five days in hospital. Coronary artery bypass surgery 2000. Current medication: aspirin, atorvastatin, bisoprolol, ramipril, isosorbide mononitrate.
Heart disease
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Heart attack
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Age 61-70
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Interview HA10
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The angiogram was less alarming than he had expected.
Heart attack April 2003. Angioplasty and stent, September 2003. Current medication: aspirin, atenonol, ramipril, clopidogrel, simvastatin
Heart disease
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Heart attack
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Age 61-70
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Interview HA10
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An ECG taken in the ambulance suggested a heart attack and a second ECG in casualty confirmed it.
Heart attack April 2003. Angioplasty and stent, September 2003. Current medication: aspirin, atenonol, ramipril, clopidogrel, simvastatin
Heart disease
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Heart attack
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Age 40-50
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Interview HA11
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Initial tests did not show a heart attack but an echocardiogram two days later did.
Heart attack February 1999. Angioplasty and stent, February 1999. Current medication: aspirin, ramipril, simvastatin
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