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• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Aged 51-60 >> Interview HF27 >> Explains how her 'silent' heart disease presents itself as serious vomiting and nausea.

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

• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Interview HF41 >> A doctor explains the difference between heart attack and heart failure.

• 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 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 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 61-70 >> Interview HF18 >> He attended one rehab class and found other people's experiences gave him a bit of hope.

Heart attack 2002. Angina and heart failure diagnosed afterwards.

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• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Heart failure

Publication date: February 2004         Last updated: March 2012

Review date: March 2014

 

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.

• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Aged 71-80 >> Interview HF12 >> He started smoking aged 14 and gave up when he retired.

Heart attack 1971. Angina 1973. Increasingly breathless and tired during 1990s during which heart failure diagnosed. Prostate cancer 2000. Gout and kidney failure 2002.

• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Aged 61-70 >> Interview HF18 >> He gave up smoking after his heart attack.

Heart attack 2002. Angina and heart failure diagnosed afterwards.

• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Aged 71-80 >> Interview HF28 >> Thinks that working too hard and living life to the full led to a heart attack.

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 HF27 >> Explains how her 'silent' heart disease presents itself as serious vomiting and nausea.

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