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A Scots dad dismissed days of chest pains as indigestion before being told by 999 crews he had suffered a heart attack . ‌

Pierre Bernard, 53, phoned NHS 24 after experiencing the aches in his chest for two days in September 2023. An ambulance was dispatched to his home in Forfar, Angus, after he complained of "mild" pains in his chest to call handlers. ‌

Paramedics arrived before telling him he had actually suffered a heart attack - leaving the dad-of-six stunned. Pierre was later given blood tests and an angiogram where they discovered the narrowing of a small artery in his heart. ‌

It was too small to stent , however, he was told he’d need to take medication for life and advised to consider his fitness.

Two years on, Pierre, an organisational development faci

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