My DAD 78 YRS OLD EX AIRFORCE, EX EMPLOYEE PUBLIC SECTOR SUFFERED HEART ATTACK ONE YEAR BACK. HE IS OPERATED BYPASS AS HIS VEINS BECAME VERY NARROW (NO STUNTS) HE IS VERY LEAN, WEIGHING 52 KGS POST OPERATION. HE TAKES 2-3 ALMONDS, WALNUT S DAILY. HIS SUGAR IS IN CONTROL ALWAYS. HE DOES FREE HAND EXERCISE S FR 30 MNTS DAILY. EARLIER BEFORE OPERATION HE USED TO EXERCISE WIT LIGHT WEIGHT dumbbells. CAN HE PLAY TABLE TENNIS NOW? IS THERE ANY CHANCES OF HEART ATTACK AGAIN?

Any tiring game or brisk exercise is not good for him. However, get the advice of your attending physician.  

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Dr. G.R. AgrawalHomeopath30yrs exp

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Hello, He should refrain from exhaustive exercise to check pressure on heart. Tk, care.  

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Dr. Dnyaneshwar MitkeAyurveda10yrs exp

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yes he can play table tennis in gradually increasing time manner .no one can tell about future . but if he follow diet as well regular exercise & tense free life then it can lower the chances .or u can start ayurvedic medicines to improve functioning & detoxification 

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Dr. Paramjeet SinghCardiologist9yrs exp

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Yes he always has a possibility of having another Heart Attack but the chances decrease if he takes regular medication and follows the doctor's instructions carefully and does a regular health checkup. In�coronary artery disease�(CAD), the arteries that supply blood and oxygen to your heart muscle grow hardened and narrowed. You may try treatments such as lifestyle changes, medicines, and�angioplasty, a procedure to open the arteries. If these treatments don't help, you may need coronary artery bypass surgery. The surgery creates a new path for blood to flow to the heart. The surgeon takes a healthy piece of vein from the leg or artery from the chest or wrist. Then the surgeon attaches it to the coronary artery, just above and below the narrowed area or blockage. This allows blood to bypass (get around) the blockage. Sometimes people need more than one bypass. The results of the surgery usually are excellent. Many people remain symptom-free for many years. You may need surgery again if blockages form in the grafted arteries or veins or in arteries that weren't blocked before. Lifestyle changes and medicines may help prevent arteries from becoming clogged again. About tennis. It depends upon his hearts pumping function if it is normal or near normal you will be able to perform good amount of physical exercise so without knowing his heart function I can say that. It is not that he will never be able to play table tennis again it's just that he has to take things slowly slowly increase your physical exertion overtime so that the heart gets time to adjust and adapt to the physical exertion over time.  

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