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• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Aged 71-80 >> Interview HF28 >> He doesn't want taking pills to take over his life.

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 80+ >> Interview HF09 >> Says that his wife reminds him to take his medication every day.

1976 heart attack. Heart bypass 1992. Pacemaker 1997 (replaced 2000). Uncertain when heart failure diagnosed.

• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Aged 80+ >> Interview HF17 >> He divides his daily quota of tablets into three batches and keeps them in separate bowls.

1994 angina. Heart attacks 1994 and 2001. Heart failure diagnosed 2001.

• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Aged 41-50 >> Interview HF16 >> Because of his bad memory he puts his medication into pill boxes and takes them 3x a day.

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

• Heart disease >> Heart failure >> Aged 41-50 >> Interview HF29 >> He has an alarm system set up to remind him to take his medication.

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