My husband, 38 y.o, has diagnosed with coronary heart disease , due to high cholesterol.2 stents had inserted.
At the moment he feels good, but he is very worried that he will no longer be available to make thinks he like.
Is there a chance to control the disease and to live long , and full life.
Whilst the RISK of earlier death is indeed there, if your husband follows medical advice then he should be able to live a normal life. My husband is alive and kicking more than twenty years after his stents were put in!
I expect you are in charge of the cooking in your household so you have a big part to play in helping him.
He may be offered cardiac rehab and will get advice there, but if not please continue to post here with any specific queries and we will do our best to help.
There is indeed a very good chance that he will live a long and full life, and I wish you both well.
Thank you very much Happyrosie for your support.Unfortunately the doctors where we live did not give us any information of any kind of rehab. They said that he can eat everything as before, he can do every activity as before, only to not stop the meds they prescribed to him.
So we read a lot of information, he stopped eating fried meals, salty meals. eats a lot of vegetables and fruits
He walks a lot, but is it enough?
Please have a look at the websites of the following two charities: British Heart Foundation and Blood pressure UK. Yes they are both British but the information in them is applicable to everyone.
There you will find information on diet and activity.
As you say, he has already started on that road of improving his diet, I assume he does not smoke - but if he does he should give it up - and he should be active. Guidance is given in these websites.
Not medical advice , suggestions and opinions only.
If you have the time and the inclination you can find my replies where I put forward my thoughts on such matters, all the best.
it’s all about moderation. It is best to cut down on fatty and sugary foods. They recommend Mediterranean diet of chicken, fish, vegetables and grains. Cut down on animal fats, red meat and processed meat. He can have some treats though. I had a heart attack at 37. You have to push the doctors for cardiac rehab - it will be available somewhere near you
The advice concerning lifestyle measures to reduce heart health risk are based on diet, exercise, body weight management, alcohol and smoking. As others have indicated there is plenty of information on all of these on the BHF site, plus Heart UK. If your husband has had a recent heart 'event' such as a heart attack he may have been invited to attend a cardio rehab course likely run by his hospital so he should do his best to attend, as all the above are covered in more detail and will likely be more specific to his own needs, although the BHF run an online generic rehab course. And no doubt he will have been prescribed medication including statins so it is important that he takes them, noting that some of these may be for life, all to manage and reduce the heart health risk along with the lifestyle measures. Finally if you need a professional view to back up what you have researched, the BHF Heart Helpline nurse is available as under.
Please read " Prevent and reverse Heart disease" by Caldwell Esselstyn. You are going to find answers to your question. Good luck!💐
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