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Travelling, holidays and trips away from home

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• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Aged 61-70 >> Interview HF07 >> Explains why she prefers to stay at home rather than take holidays abroad.

Asthma and high blood pressure. Became increasingly breathless during 2001. Heart failure diagnosed 2001.

• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Aged 80+ >> Interview HF02 >> Holidays were a problem for him, but now he goes on organized coach trips.

1996 pleural effusion in right lung. Heart failure. 1998 ruptured abdominal aorta.

• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Aged 61-70 >> Interview HF04 >> She only stays in hotels with lifts and chooses less active holidays than before.

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

• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Aged 71-80 >> Interview HF28 >> Says he will keep going on cruises as long as he can despite his breathlessness.

2 heart attacks 1995. Triple bypass 1996. Diagnosis of diabetes 1995/6. Heart failure diagnosed some years later, probably in 2002.

• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Aged 51-60 >> Interview HF38 >> He has been refused medical insurance for travel to America because of heart failure.

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

• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Aged 31-40 >> Interview HF34 >> Describes how he managed without medication after his luggage was misdirected on holiday.

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

• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Aged 80+ >> Interview HF40 >> She was well looked after by airline staff when she flew to America. (Video and audio clips in Punjabi, text in english.)

Has had arthritis for many years. In 2001 became unwell with chest pains and soon afterwards heart failure was diagnosed.