Living with Heart Failure

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Living with Heart Failure
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ROTHERHAM

• There are 2,081 people in Rotherham 5.2 of
  population
• (national expected is 4.5) with confirmed heart
  failure.
• The prevalence of heart failure is 9 per 1000
  population and nationally 7 per 1000 population

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The hearts job is to pump blood around the body
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What is Heart Failure?

• Heart failure is a term we use to describe a set
  of symptoms that occur when your heart fails to
  deliver as much blood and oxygen around your body

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What is Heart Failure?

• Having heart failure means that for some reason,
  your heart is not pumping blood around the body
  as well as it used to.

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Short video!!
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What causes Heart Failure

• Damage can be sudden or it can happen over months
  or years

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Some causes of heart failure are

• Heart attack
• High blood pressure
• Problems with your heart valves
• Irregular heart rhythm
• Drinking too much alcohol
• Disease of the heart muscle cardiomyopathy

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Main symptom of heart failure

• Fluid retention

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WARNING SIGNS of decompensation
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Sudden weight increase
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Ankle swelling
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Shortness of breath or increasing shortness of
breath
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Needing more pillows to sleep
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Awaking at night breathless
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Cough
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Waistband tightening
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Treatment

• Medication
• Devices

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What can you do??

• Daily Weight
• Early detection and treatment

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What Rotherham can do for you

• 1. HELP - Heart failure Education and Learning
  Programme
• Support Group
• Exercise
• Community Heart failure Service

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Mending broken Hearts