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My dad 53 years had angioplasty in 3 arteries last year after heart attack, is there probability of heart attack recurrence?
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Yes; permanent chanc: One of the biggest risk factors for a heart attack in the future is having experienced a heart attack already. Thus, once you have a heart attack, you confirm that you have atherosclerosis (thickening of the vessel walls), and that leads to (9) a permanent increease in risk.
Answered 6/13/2019
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