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What is heart failure?
Getting the diagnosis
Impact of the diagnosis
What causes it: heart attack and angina
Other causes: valvular disease and cardiomyopathy
People's ideas about causes
Stress and heart failure
Feeling breathless, tired and lifeless
Oedema, palpitations and wakefulness
Looking for information
Tests and treatments :
Tests to measure heart function and strength
Angiograms and angioplasty
Beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors and diuretics
Warfarin, digoxin and statins
Side effects of medication
Surgery and medical devices for heart failure
Heart transplants
Follow-up and support :
Specialist nurses
Cardiac rehabilitation and support groups
Follow-up visits, hospitals and GP's
Communicating with medical staff
Living with it :
Home life and everyday routines
Sports, hobbies and activities
Travelling, holidays and trips away from home
Coping with medication
Eating, drinking and exercise
Bad days, anxiety and depression
What carers think
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Aged 41-50
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Interview HF30
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Describes how having heart failure forced him to look for a less physical job.
1979 hernia operation, heart damage discovered. 1980 pericardial sac removed. 1996 heart failure diagnosed.
Heart disease
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Heart failure
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Aged 71-80
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Interview HF26
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He finds that digging and other kinds of hard work take him twice as long as before.
1990 pacemaker (replaced in 1996 and 2003). Experienced tiredness and some dizziness since 1992. Not sure when heart failure diagnosed.
Heart disease
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Heart failure
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Aged 61-70
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Interview HF04
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Says her heart failure means she can't pick up or play rough games with her grandchildren.
Angina 1984. Retired on health grounds 1986. 1995-6 noticed breathlessness, heart failure diagnosed.
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