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Understanding heart failure

Living with heart failure

Introduction
What is heart failure?
How does the normal heart work?
How does the normal heart work? Part 2
What goes wrong in heart failure?
How does your heart and body adapt in heart failure
Symptoms of heart failure
Shortness of breath
Coughing/wheezing
Weight gain
Swollen ankles
Tiredness/fatigue
Dizziness
Rapid heart rate
Loss of appetite
Need to urinate at night
Depression and anxiety
What causes heart failure?
Past heart attacks
Coronary artery disease
High blood pressure
Heart valve disease
Heart muscle disease or inflammation
Congenital heart defects
Lung conditions
Diabetes
Alcohol/drug abuse
Anaemia
Overactive thyroid
Abnormal heart rhythm
Infection
Kidney disease/poor kidney function
Common tests for heart failure
Medical history and physical examination
Blood tests
ECG
Chest x-ray
Echocardiogram
Lung function tests
Exercise testing
Cardiac MRI
Cardiac catheterisation and angiography
Nuclear medicine techniques
Multi-slice computer tomography (MSCT)
How can heart failure change over time?
Myths and facts about heart failure
Test your knowledge

What can your doctor do?

What can you do?

Family and caregiver information

Warning signs

Patient experience

Questions to ask your doctor

USEFUL TOOLS

Monitoring Your
Heart Failure

Symptom and
Event Diary

Event Diary

Warning
Signs
Warning Signs

Warning Signs

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Record
Appointment Record

Appointment Record

Medicine
Chart
Chart

Chart

Ask
Your Doctor

Be prepared to make the most of your next visit to the doctor

Patient Experience

Read and listen to other people's stories in their own words

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