There are over 1 million people currently living with heart failure in the UK and around 200,000 are diagnosed each year.2

These figures are similar to the combined total number of those diagnosed with the four most common cancers - breast, prostate, lung and bowel cancer.3

And yet, understanding of the disease, including the risks and symptoms generally associated with it, is limited.4

Diagnosing heart failure early means patients can begin appropriate treatment and care sooner5, offering those living with the condition a better quality of life possibly for many years.

What are the most common symptoms of heart failure?

Giving yourself the knowledge to spot the symptoms of heart failure is a great first step towards fighting the impact the condition could have on your life.

  Breathlessness1

  Extreme tiredness1

  Swollen legs or ankles1

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Did you know?

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Over 1 million

people live with heart failure in the UK2

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For ages 65+

heart failure is the leading cause of hospital admissions6

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Only 11%

of survey respondents knew that half of people with heart failure die within 5 years of diagnosis4 (n=18,243)

WHAT IS HEART FAILURE?

Do you know all there is to know about heart failure? Build your understanding of the condition.
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recognise the symptoms

Can you spot the symptoms of heart failure? Learn the symptoms and spot the signs.
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MONITOR YOUR CONDITION

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We would like to understand if Fighting Failure has had a positive or negative impact on your understanding of heart failure. Please fill in your answers below.

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After your visit to the website today, how likely are you to contact your GP about your symptoms?

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How likely are you to recognise the symptoms of heart failure as a result of your visit to the website today?

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With regards to heart failure, following your visit today, which of the below most closely reflects your feelings?

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THANK YOU

This campaign is funded and developed by Novartis, with support from the British Society for Heart Failure. Although great care has been taken in the compilation and preparation of the campaign to ensure accuracy, the British Society for Heart Failure makes no guarantees of any kind and cannot accept responsibility for any errors or omissions. The information and content that form part of the campaign is subject to change without prior notice. Any medical information is provided for information purposes only. For further information, contact your medical practitioner. The British Society for Heart Failure will not be liable (to the fullest extent permitted at law) for any loss, damage or inconvenience arising as a consequence of any use of the information and content forming part of the campaign.

References

  1. NHS Heart Failure Overview. Available online at: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/heart-failure/. [Last accessed: August 2024]
  2. British Heart Foundation (2024). UK Factsheet. British Heart Foundation. Available at: https://www.bhf.org.uk/-/media/files/for-professionals/research/heart-statistics/bhf-cvd-statistics-uk-factsheet.pdf. [Last accessed: August 2024]
  3. Conrad, N. et al. Temporal trends and patterns in heart failure incidence: a population-based study of 4 million individuals. Lancet; 391(10120):527-580. November 2017. Available online at: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(17)32520-5/fulltext. [Last accessed: August 2024]
  4. World Heart Federation. Accelerate Change Together Heart Failure Gap Review. Available online at: https://world-heart-federation.org/wp-content/uploads/HF-Gap-Review-Final.pdf. [Last accessed: August 2024]
  5. Wang Y et al. Early Detection of Heart Failure with Varying Prediction Windows by Structured and Unstructured Data in Electronic Health Records. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Annual Conference. 2015;2015:2530-2533. Available online at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5233460/pdf/nihms840080.pdf. [Last accessed: August 2024]
  6. NICE Acute Heart Failure: Diagnosis and Management. October 2014. Available online at: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg187/resources/acute-heart-failurediagnosis-and-management-pdf-35109817738693. [Last accessed: August 2024]

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