Heart attacks - what are the early warning signs?

About this episode

The episode discusses the early warning signs of heart attacks with experts in cardiology and a heart attack survivor.

Heart disease affects thousands of people in Ireland every year, but what are the early warning signs to look out for that you are having a cardiac trouble? Joining Shane to discuss is Paul Stoneman, Cardiology Advanced Nurse Practitioner and Honorary Clinical Lecturer at the RCSI and Irish Heart Foundation patient representative and heart-attack survivor, Sharon Butler.

People in this episode

Guests: Paul Stoneman, Sharon Butler

Topics covered

• heart disease
• cardiac trouble
• early warning signs

Keywords

• Ireland
• cardiology
• health

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Ireland

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