title: Ask the doctor. I am 75 and had a quadruple bypass seven years ago. Since then I have worked to reduce my cholesterol by taking Zocor (10 mg) and by eating less fat and red meat and more fish and beans. I also started taking ground flax seed, which helped lower my cholesterol another 10%. So I was shocked to fin myself getting out of breath during my daily two-mile walk. A thallium stress test showed I have another blockage. How could this happen--I thought I was cleaning out my arteries?
authors.forename: Thomas H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000601:surgery; D004032:Diet; D006801:Humans; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D016138:Walking