I had a heart attack two years ago at age 38. How can I prevent another attack?
I had a heart attack two years ago at age 38. How can I prevent another attack?
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Nancy Snyderman, M.D.
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The fact that you are this worried means that you need more information. Gather up all of your records and find a cardiologist in your area that will look at you with a fresh set of eyes. Make sure you find someone with whom you can have a real relationship. You want to establish trust on the days you feel good, so if there’s a crisis you have an advocate who knows you. I have met women like you and I know you’ve been through something horrifying. What concerns me is that even with a stent and the medications you’re still having symptoms. Those symptoms deserve an explanation. And, I believe, a second opinion. I know how hard it is for women to break away from a physician and get a second opinion. We worry that we’ll hurt our doctor’s feelings, or that a doctor won’t take good care of us if we look elsewhere for help, but good doctors aren’t bothered by your wanting more information. So don’t worry about your doctor’s feelings, I would rather that you worry about your own.
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