Third age: Heart failure signs not always dramatic

A MONTH ago today, actor James Gandolfini, best known for his role as Mafia boss, Tony Soprano, was found lying on his hotel bathroom floor, in Italy, by his 13-year-old son, Michael. He had suffered a fatal heart attack, aged 51.

In November 2009, former Westlife member Nicky Byrne’s father, Nicky senior, below, also died unexpectedly of a heart attack. He was aged 60.

“The symptoms are not always what you think. It does not always have to be a Hollywood heart attack,” said Nicky, in a statement last year.