ds Yikes! Your doctor has told you that Because your atherosclerosis your atherosclerosis is worse and she is progressed, you had angioplasty to talking coronary bypass surgery to clear a seriously blocked artery. A ocar prevent another serious heart attack. stent was placed in your artery to

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You have atherosclerosis in your That last heart attack was tough! You coronary arteries, and wish you had have been in a cardiac rehabilitation followed the doctor’s recommendations. program for 3 months and are Now you’re really scared; you have a improving. You are still at risk for pain in your chest (angina) and need another heart attack or stroke, but

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You have to take blood thinning You have chest pain and have to use medicine to prevent more clots like the nitroglycerin patches to widen (dilate) one that caused your last heart attack. the arteries, improving blood flow to Although you have permanent damage your heart. You figure this will solve to your arteries, improvement is made. your problem, so you skip the diet 3 3 and exercise your doctor 5. recommended. 6. Regress 1 space. Progress 6 spaces. ® ® ZONE

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Now the doctor’s talking about You have aged 5 years. surgery; a high-speed medical drill on the tip of a catheter to shave plaque If you are Male, from your artery walls! You decide to wait and see if things get better. spaces. ocards 3 3 ther 7. If you are Female, 8. spaces. spaces. ® ® ZONE Positively Aging /M. O. R. E. ZONE Positively Aging /M. O. R. E. 2006©The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio 2006©The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (Copy onto light purple or lavender card stock, cut out and laminate) Zone 3 A

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ds You can’t seem to walk any distance An MRI of your coronary arteries showed without feeling short of breath and advanced atherosclerotic plaques. Plaques making the pain in your chest feel can rupture causing blood clots that may ocar worse. You have an 80% blocked lead to a heart attack or stroke. Your doctor prescribes medication to stabilize these

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Your doctor gives you a new Your doctor has told you that your medication to lower those high coronary artery is blocked and cholesterol readings, saying it will help because of lack of blood flow, you have by regressing the major cause of heart experienced tissue death in your heart attacks. You take the medication and it muscle. Your heart has been begins lowering your 3 3 permanently damaged. cholesterol. 11. 12. Regress 1 space. spaces. ® ® ZONE Positively Aging /M. O. R. E. ZONE Positively Aging /M. O. R. E. 2007©The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio 2007©The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

If you are a male, you have become overweight with a BMI over 30. Progress 6 spaces. If you are a female, you are now in menopause, so the risk of atherosclero- sis is much greater. You have 3 become overweight with a BMI over 30. 13. Progress 6 spaces. ® Positively Aging /M. O. R. E. ZONE 2007©The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ocards ther (Copy onto light purple or lavender card stock, cut out and laminate) Zone 3 A

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