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Elaine

Angina, Heart attack

Elaine was the first in her family to have heart problems. Now she wants others to know heart ...

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Dave

Heart attack

Dave’s wife thought he was a ‘heart attack waiting to happen’. Dave thought he was ...

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Jeni

Heart attack

Jeni was an active 68-year-old who always considered herself fairly fit and strong. Then she had a ...

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Allan

Heart attack

A pain on the right side of the chest couldn’t be a heart attack – or so Allan originally ...

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Lyall

Angina, Carer’s story, Heart attack, High cholesterol

Unlike his father who died suddenly of a heart attack at 54, Lyall was given a second chance....

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John

Heart attack

John was convinced that the pain across his chest was indigestion – not a heart attack....

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Paul

Carer’s story, Congenital heart disease, Heart attack

First there was an undiagnosed heart attack. Then, a trail of treatments with either limited or ...

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Diane

Cardiac arrest, Heart attack

At 49, Diane was not only shocked to have a heart attack – she also struggled with the time it ...

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Dot

Carer’s story, Heart attack

Dot was with her friend, Neil, when he suffered a heart attack. Three months later she was with her ...

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Murray

Atrial fibrillation, Carer’s story

When diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, Murray wasn’t sure that medication and dietary changes ...

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Sharon

Heart attack

Sharon had a heart attack in a foreign country, but that wasn’t the hardest bit to get to grips ...

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Mary

Heart attack

It was three days of feeling rough and sick with slight indigestion before Mary went to the ...

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