Taking heart

DAVID Bobbett, a global entrepreneur and a major shareholder in H&K International, was on a fast track to becoming a fatal statistic. On the face of things he was an unlikely candidate.

He used to train every day and kept a close eye on his diet. Yet a CT heart scan gave him a worryingly high score of 906 — understandable it you are in your 80s, but life threatening to Bobbett at 52 years of age. His doctors gave him a one-in-four chance of having a heart attack within the next 12 months.

He took the warning seriously and started to rigorously research his condition, looking for ways to regain his health, and to beat the odds.