Hi

   I am a 43 year old male who was diagnosed March 2009 with a left main artery missing from my aorta to the  heart (it developed into my right artery from the heart during development ) after suffering an unconfirmed silent heart attack.  A emergrency double bypass surgery utilizing mammory arteries corrected the situation. I am entering Phase 3 cardia rehab, currently take lipitor, metroprolol, 81 mg aspirin, alomodine and carry nitro as a precaution. The doctors say that prognosis is very good given my overall health with family history . I will be on lipitor and baby aspirin the rest of my life. My question is with all the issues i just listed, do i have by definition  a "heart condition" for life  or am i just some guy who had an operation who is now fine? This is the way some family members tend to minimize the situation and dismiss it as a big issue that is now laid to rest. It causes me confussion and frustration as to how to look and treat myself.

Thank you for your time

M.D.