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Heart failure

  • Overview
  • Discovery
    • What is heart failure?
    • Getting the diagnosis of heart failure
    • Impact of the diagnosis of heart failure
    • What causes heart failure: heart attack and angina
    • Other causes of heart failure: congenital heart disease, valvular disease and cardiomyopathy
    • People's ideas about causes of heart failure
    • Stress and heart failure
    • Symptoms of heart failure: feeling breathless, tired and lifeless
    • Symptoms of heart failure: oedema, palpitations and wakefulness
    • Looking for information about heart failure
  • Tests and treatments
    • Tests to measure heart function and strength
    • Angiograms and angioplasty
    • 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
    • Coping with medication for heart failure
    • Attitudes to medication for heart failure
    • Oxygen therapy for heart failure
    • Surgery for heart failure
    • Medical devices for heart failure
    • Heart transplants for people with heart failure
  • Living with it
    • Home life and everyday routines
    • Sports, hobbies and activities
    • Driving, mobility aids and state benefits
    • Travelling, holidays and trips away from home
    • Eating, drinking and exercise
    • Bad days, anxiety and depression
    • Support groups
    • What carers think
    • 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
    • Access to health professionals between appointments
    • ​Heart failure monitoring at home
    • Attitudes to heart failure monitoring
    • Communicating with medical staff
  • 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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