"Small" heart attack

[kittensinthekitchen]

Sorry I'm up late worrying and hoping someone can answer my questions.

My mum (62) is diabetic, but well controlled with insulin. She did have two brief hospitalisations whilst she had covid due to not being able to control her blood sugars as she was unable to eat for being sick. She was left with very slight damage to her lung seen on (I think) xray post-covid. She is overweight (likely obese), non drinker, non smoker.

Today she had what I am being told was a "small heart attack" and is in hospital. My dad is telling me that she is generally OK, but they are monitoring her over the next few days before deciding on placing a stent, or whether she needs bypass.

Is this a normal outcome after a "small" or mild heart attack? Or is he - as I suspect and would be typical - downplaying it so as not to worry me? The only experience I have of this sort of thing is with my friend who has heart failure, a triple bypass and now has a pacemaker fitted 😭

It's very common in my family to keep medical stuff on the down low so I don't know whether it's more serious than my dad is telling me 😢

Thank you to anyone who reads and/or responds

Sorry to hear this and bumping for you.

Hopefully you've had some more information now.

I don't know about your mum's specific situation of course, but I can tell you about my mum.
She had a heart attack aged 67. They didn't say it was "small". She had a stent fitted and 4 days in hospital. She was discharged with a variety of meds, for cholesterol and blood pressure. She religiously attended cardiac exercise once cleared to do so, and still attends to this day.

She is now 83.5, still fit and well, and has had no further problems. She has annual checkups.