How long can you live after heart attack surgery can’t be generalized, for myocardial infarction area is not big, the surgery is done very smoothly, usually long-term oral aspirin, clopidogrel, simvastatin, enalapril, metoprolol and other drugs are taken after the surgery for a long period of time, and the clopidogrel should be taken orally for at least one year, so that you can survive for a long period of time. For large myocardial infarction area, there is now obvious enlargement, remodeling is more powerful, even after the operation, there will still occur obvious cardiac symptoms, at any time acute left heart failure, serious arrhythmia, cardiac arrest, ventricular septal perforation, cardiac rupture and other complications, serious life-threatening. The life expectancy of patients with massive myocardial infarction is less than 50% at 5 years, and the quality of life is relatively poor, with repeated hospitalizations for heart failure. After surgery for massive myocardial infarction, patients still need to take secondary prevention drugs for coronary heart disease on a regular basis, and at the same time, combined with cardiac rehabilitation therapy, such as external counterpulsation and exercise therapy, which can significantly improve the patient’s prognosis.