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Print: - What is the likely cause of my heart attack?
- How serious was my heart attack?
- What course of treatment do you recommend? Do I need medicine? Surgery?
- Do I need to participate in a cardiac rehabilitation program?
- When can I return to normal physical and sexual activity?
- What is my risk of having another heart attack?
- Are my family members at an increased risk of heart attack?
- Do I need to take medicine(s) to prevent another heart attack?
- Will the medicine(s) interact with any of the medicine(s) I already take?
- What lifestyle changes should I make at home to prevent another heart attack?
Source
Assessment and Treatment of Depression Following Myocardial Infarction by TP Guck, PH.D., MG Kavan, PH.D., GN Elsasser, PHARM.D., and EJ Barone, M.D. (American Family Physician August 15, 2001, http://www.aafp.org/afp/20010815/641.html)
Portions of this article were supported by an educational grant from Daiichi Sankyo, lnc. and Lilly USA, LLC.
Written by familydoctor.org editorial staff. Portions of this article were written by Susan D. Housholder, RN, MSN, ANP-BC, FAHA.
Reviewed/Updated: 11/10
Created: 09/10
