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Heart failure community
Sharing stories on how to live your best life with heart failure
Bringing people with heart failure together is an important goal of Heart Talks.
Watch real people share their personal stories of living with heart failure. From their first experience of feeling symptoms to being diagnosed, making changes in everyday activities, and communicating with family, friends, and doctors, we hope their journey will provide inspiration and tips for living YOUR best life with heart failure.
Symptoms
Signs of heart failure
People living with heart failure share the symptoms they experienced, which finally led to their diagnosis.
Feeling tired all the time
Mauricio talks about how his biggest challenge was dealing with his exhaustion.
Diagnosis
Hearing the news
Patients share what it was like for them to finally be diagnosed with heart failure.
Misdiagnosis
Aiste and Marc had similar experiences of initially having their heart failure symptoms mistaken for something else.
Living with heart failure
Rhonda talks about her goals after diagnosis.
The power of knowledge
After suffering with symptoms for 10 years, being diagnosed with heart failure was a relief for Rossana.
Coping
Emotional support
Support groups, friends, and family are some of the ways these patients cope with heart failure.
Speaking up for patients
Aiste and Marc, patients with heart failure, discuss their roles as advocates and the importance of support.
Daily routines that work
Mauricio shares his experience with finding the right doctor and how he is able to live his best life with heart failure.
Being part of a community
Rossana talks about the benefits of being part of a support group and speaking with others who have the same symptoms as hers.
Care partner stories
Listen to how other people manage some of the daily challenges of caring for someone with heart failure.
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Tips from healthcare professionals
Watch these interviews with healthcare
professionals to hear tips and strategies for living your best life with heart disease.
professionals to hear tips and strategies for living your best life with heart disease.