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Coronary Heart Disease

Moods & emotions

In this Coronary Heart Disease video, participants explore the range of emotions they experienced following heart surgery. Many people experience a change in mood and/or personality after heart surgery. Patients may seem bad tempered or angry, or experience mood swings. 

'Speaking From Experience' clips offer first hand accounts from people who have experienced heart attack or angina. A range of psychological, social and emotional issues are discussed.

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