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

Angiograms and angioplasty

• Clip
• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Aged 41-50 >> Interview HF16 >> Describes his experience of angioplasty in the US.

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

• 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.

• Condition
• 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.