November 13, 2019 Useful websites and telephone numbers British Heart Foundation The British Heart Foundation is the largest independent charity committed to the fight against heart disease. The Heart Helpline telephone number…
November 13, 2019 Lifestyle changes and self-management Monitoring your daily weight It is important to weigh yourself every day after you have been to the toilet and before you get dressed…
November 13, 2019 Commonly prescribed heart failure medications Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE-inhibitors) The name of these medications usually ends in ‘pril’ (ramipril, enalapril, lisinopril) Why are they used? ACE-inhibitors dilate (widen) the…
November 13, 2019 Heart Failure Information for patients What is Heart Failure? The term ‘heart failure’ is rather alarming and does not mean that the heart has completely failed or that it…