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• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Aged 61-70 >> Interview HF13 >> Explains what her angiogram felt like.

1988 heart attack. Angina 1998. Heart bypass and stent 1998. Uncertain when diagnosis of heart failure made.

• 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 angiogram and why she found it slightly uncomfortable.

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

• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Aged 41-50 >> Interview HF33 >> His doctors were surprised at the state of his heart.

Heart failure diagnosed 2002.

• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Aged 41-50 >> Interview HF29 >> Describes the care and consideration shown by his consultant.

1998/9 idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy and heart failure diagnosed. Experiences episodes of chest pain and breathlessness.

• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Aged 61-70 >> Interview HF18 >> Describes how he heard the results of an angiogram.

Heart attack 2002. Angina and heart failure diagnosed afterwards.

• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Aged 51-60 >> Interview HF27 >> She was given a special stent which has worked well.

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

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• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Heart failure

Publication date: February 2004         Last updated: March 2010

Review date: March 2012

 

In heart failure the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the body's needs. We interviewed 42 people about their experiences of this condition. Select from the key topics below, choose from the full list of topics, or explore all the interviews.

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• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Angiograms and angioplasty >> Angiograms and angioplasty

Angiograms and angioplasty