Widowmaker and other Heart Problems Club

Stay healthy, keep getting check ups.
My closest friend, who is exactly 6 weeks older than I am had a heart attack on Dec 22, 2022, at 59 years old, he has recovered, had 2 stents done, but also had a mild stroke in 2014, He's doing well, but still smokes like a chimney and drinks heavily, can't change his mind, even though I've tried, as has his wife and kids, guess he feels invincible.


Absolutely. I see my Cardiologist every 3 months and get my INR checked once a month. For those that don't know INR is the thickness of the blood. Normal is between 2.0 and 3.0. The higher the number the thinner the blood the longer it takes for your blood to clot and the the lower the number the thicker and a chance the blood can't flow properly thru the Stents.