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