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Heart failure

  • Overview
  • Discovery
    • What is heart failure?
    • Diagnosis of heart failure
    • Impact of the diagnosis of heart failure
    • Causes of heart failure: coronary heart disease, heart attack and angina
    • Other causes of heart failure: congenital heart disease, valvular disease and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM)
    • People's ideas about causes of heart failure
    • Stress and heart failure
    • Symptoms of heart failure: breathlessness and fatigue
    • Other symptoms of heart failure: oedema, palpitations and wakefulness
    • Looking for information about heart failure
  • Tests and treatments
    • Tests to measure heart function and strength: Electrocardiograms (ECGs) and Echocardiogram
    • Angiograms, angioplasty, and heart bypass
    • Beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors, diuretics, and aldosterone antagonists
    • Warfarin, digoxin, asprin, and statins
    • Common side effects of heart failure medication
    • Other side effects of heart failure medication
    • Managing medication for heart failure
    • Attitudes toward taking medication for heart failure
    • Oxygen therapy for heart failure
    • Surgery for heart failure
    • Medical devices for heart failure
    • Heart transplants for heart failure
  • Living with heart failure
    • Home life and everyday routines
    • Sports, hobbies, and activities
    • Driving, mobility aids, and state benefits
    • Travelling, holidays, and trips away from home
    • Diet, exercise, tobacco, and alcohol
    • Bad days, anxiety, and depression
    • Support groups for heart failure
    • Effects of heart failure on carers and partners
    • Complementary therapies
    • Reaching acceptance about heart failure
    • Messages to others about heart failure
  • Monitoring and support from health professionals
    • Specialist heart failure nurses
    • Cardiac rehabilitation for heart failure
    • Heart failure monitoring: check-ups with health professionals
    • ​Satisfaction with health professionals
    • Contacting health professionals between appointments
    • ​Heart failure monitoring at home
    • Attitudes toward heart failure monitoring
    • Communicating with medical professionals
  • People's Profiles
    • Aged 31-40
    • Aged 41-50
    • Aged 51-60
    • Aged 61-70
    • Aged 71-80
    • Aged 80+
    • Health professionals
  • Resources and Information
  • Credits

Heart failure

Profiles - Aged 31-40

Daniel

Daniel was a Facilities Maintenance Engineer before he had to retire on health grounds. He has lived with his parents since he became unwell and his relationship broke up. He has two sons aged 9 and 5. Ethnic background: White English.

Interview HF34

Company Director; married with 1 child.

Interview HF42

Retired manager' married with 2 children.

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