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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Get yourselves checked for anxiety instead.[/quote]

Thanks. His mother died this weekend of a heart attack. His dad died of a stroke at 60. His 3 brothers have each had either a heart attack or stroke by age 50.  You think we need to be medicated for anxiety? Or do you need a doctor to remove the foot from your mouth? [/quote]

You are doing the right thing, OP.

In my case, there was no strong history of heart disease in the family and I used to run 45 miles a week as well as eat right. Not diabetic or hypertensive.

One fine day, I felt an ache in my left arm which I dismissed because I was exercising heavily with absolutely no symptoms. To cut a long story short, I reluctantly had an angiogram at Washington Hospital Center. To my shock, the angiogram showed that I was 95% blocked in two locations in my right coronary artery and 85% blocked in my LAD (also known as the "widow-maker" artery). I had to have four stents put in and the interventional cardiologist said that it was just a matter of time before I would have had a heart attack.

So being in peak condition does not does not offer any guarantees and given your husband's family history, you are wise to be cautious.

NP- how old where you?

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