The meds do a good job at preventing a heart attack ...always carry your nitro spray and use it if you need it. Continue to find the best solutions to get your heart functioning normally that involves a very strict diet which battles cholestrol , Blood pressure , and avoiding stress but don't forget to exercise . Look for foods with the health check symbol and add Omega 3 ,6,9 to your daily intake as well as Probiotics for intestinal health , Vitamins , and possibly even Niacin or anything else you can think of .Eating well is a very good start but sometimes angina has to be tackled by surgery and that can be open heart by-pass or simple angioplasty . There is alot I can say and I'll be whatever help I can so on a personal level I know Angina can have a very profound psychological effect on a person and give them awful insecurity if the angina occurs far too much ...use your Nitro spray whenever you feel the need but keep it to the guidelines . I don't get much angina but lately I have so just to give me the added peace of mind I take an extra ASA and one shot of Nitro before crawling into bed at night and at least one other time during the day until the doctors get their behinds in gear .Nine months ago I did have a heart attack and I realized I am not the same person when it comes to the stamina of any sort of endurance sure I can ride bike and play basketball but 20 minutes and I'm done I have to nap . About a third of my heart died so there was the healing process but that only went so far and stopped. I look at life differently now I take the time I need to do things at a healthy pace. I still do get carried away but thats because I still want to be the person I was .That may happen and it may not but I'm getting better at facing the facts that today is the most important day tomorrow will come with or without me but I'll be glad for each one that does Why ? Because I have 3 young children the oldest is 7 and the younest 22 months .Get a pill organizer to sort out your pills that way you can just down the mitt full everyday on time lol Getting used to it is the important thing and slowly I'll have to forget about it and just continue to do the right things for my health and live according to my capabilties .I carried a 3 ton jack the length of the yard to today and I didn't feel to good about the tightness I caused in the chest but I can't stop living ... beat that angina of yours into the ground and you'll feel better. The people here with Coronary heart disease and Angina are quite quiet for the most part so here is a web site which concentrates on CHD and supposedly has 4 million vsitors per month ... Its called MedHelp

Thank you for replying. I know I am still trying to understand and accept what all of this means. For me it was a total shock, not only do I now have to learn how to live with coronary heart disease, but try to keep the blood pressure down, get my cholesterol down and learn how to live with arthritis that has invaded most jointed areas of my body. Like i said I am in shock...and i will go and check out that web site...and try to take all this information in. Thank you again for taking the time to reply.