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• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Aged 41-50 >> Interview HF33 >> His attitude has changed and he no longer worries about the time it takes to do things.

Heart failure diagnosed 2002.

• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Aged 41-50 >> Interview HF16 >> Says that time has become very valuable and that he wants to spend time with his wife.

Heart attack 2000. Angioplasty and stent 2000. Heart failure diagnosed 2000. Waiting for heart transplant.

• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Aged 61-70 >> Interview HF07 >> She had got used to her heart failure and has accepted it.

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

• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Aged 51-60 >> Interview HF27 >> Has organized her possessions and planned her funeral service.

May have silent heart disease. Heart bypass 1999. Heart failure diagnosed. 2002 angioplasty and stent.

• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Aged 80+ >> Interview HF02 >> Explains how he had accepted that he will die and has arranged his own funeral.

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

• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Aged 51-60 >> Interview HF38 >> His family are reluctant to talk about end of life issues though he thinks it is important.

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

• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Aged 31-40 >> Interview HF42 >> If he shares his fears about having heart failure it will just worry his wife and overburden his friends.

Diagnosed in 2001 after multiple heart attacks. Quadruple bypass. Developed heart failure subsequently.

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• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Reaching acceptance >> Reaching acceptance

Reaching acceptance