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Stress and heart failure

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• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Interview HF41 >> A doctor explains what causes heart failure and says people should not blame themselves.

• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Aged 41-50 >> Interview HF33 >> Says that he lives a stress-free life and that stress is a modern word.

Heart failure diagnosed 2002.

• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Aged 61-70 >> Interview HF04 >> Wonders why it takes so long to get a diagnosis of heart failure after tests.

Angina 1984. Retired on health grounds 1986. 1995-6 noticed breathlessness, heart failure diagnosed.

• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Aged 61-70 >> Interview HF08 >> Describes her ideas about the causes of her dilated cardiomyopathy.

Cardiac arrest 2001. Dilated cardiomyopathy 2001. Heart failure 2001.

• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Aged 51-60 >> Interview HF38 >> Finds it unhelpful to speculate about causes of heart failure.

Ischaemic heart disease diagnosed 2001. Heart bypass 2002. Heart failure 2002.

• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Aged 61-70 >> Interview HF01 >> Says his heart attack was caused more by stress than smoking.

3 heart attacks 1978, 1980, 1994. Angina. Ventricular tachycardia, Cannot recall being given a diagnosis of heart failure though he knows he has it.

• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Aged 31-40 >> Interview HF34 >> Describes how his heart attack was caused by emotional stress not high cholesterol.

Heart attack 1992, Triple bypass 1993. Angina 1999. Heart failure diagnosed 2003.

• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Aged 61-70 >> Interview HF32 >> He enjoys the stress of his work but finds everyday hassle stressful.

Cardiomyopathy (and possibly heart failure) diagnosed mid-1990s. Liver transplant 2000.

• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Aged 51-60 >> Interview HF37 >> He can feel insecure and anxious at night unless his girlfriend is with him.

Diabetes for many years. Heart attacks 1992, 1995, 1998. Not sure when heart failure diagnosed, possibly 1998.

• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Aged 61-70 >> Interview HF32 >> Describes the kind of things that make him have palpitations.

Cardiomyopathy (and possibly heart failure) diagnosed mid-1990s. Liver transplant 2000.

• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Aged 71-80 >> Interview HF22 >> He worries about leaving his wife on her own and thinks more psychological back-up would help carers.

Interview with a carer who is married to woman who has had heart problems for several years.