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Bill

Angina

Auckland resident, Bill Harrison, was 62 when he started having chest pains while taking walks on ...

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Soane

Heart attack

Soane hoped his active lifestyle would balance out the negative effects of smoking and drinking. But...

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Raewyn

Heart attack

Raewyn had a horrifying experience out on the water when a routine swim became a battle for her ...

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Alec

Heart attack

Don’t be afraid to challenge yourself - it’s the only way to know you will be okay, says Alec, a...

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Allan

Angina, Heart attack

Feeling fit and healthy at 67, the last thing Allan expected was heart problems. This is his story ...

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Bob

Angina

“Heart trouble? That would be ridiculous! I have been fit all my life, my heart must be as tough ...

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Paul

Heart attack

Paul did not believe he had a heart attack – he was fit and cycling up to 60 kilometres at times....

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Allan

Heart attack

A pain on the right side of the chest couldn’t be a heart attack – or so Allan originally ...

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Lyall

Angina, Carer’s story, Heart attack, High cholesterol

Unlike his father who died suddenly of a heart attack at 54, Lyall was given a second chance....

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Linda

Cardiac arrest, Heart attack

“He said that my heart had stopped and they’d just jolted me back to life. I just thought…they...

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Kevin

Angina, High blood pressure

When Kevin felt a bit of pain in his chest, he never suspected it was his heart. After all, he ...

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David

Angina

Chest pain led him to the doctor, but for public health worker David, what happened next was a ...

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