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Midlands 103 The Irish Heart Foundation estimates that over 5,000 people in the region have heard those words. 5,400 people with heart failure in the midlands are being encouraged to reach out to services and not to feel isolated. The plea is being made by Irish Heart Foundation and coincides with Heart Failure Awareness Week,  The organisation provides a nurse support line, exercise classes, and peer-to-peer support which aims to help keep people well, both physically and mentall...

The estimated 1,800 people living with heart failure in Kilkenny are being urged to embrace a wide range of supports to help them manage the chronic condition. ...

Longford heart failure patients urged to embrace free supports Reporter:  ); The estimated 900 people living with heart failure in Longford are being urged to embrace a wide range of supports to help them manage the chronic condition. The Irish Heart Foundation is at the centre of a national drive to provide vital back-up to patients who need help coping with the illness. “People often feel shock, trauma and isolation after a diagnosis of heart failure, but with the right supports, it is ma...

The estimated 2,700 people living with heart failure in Tipperary are being urged to embrace a wide range of supports to help them manage the chronic condition....

The estimated 2,700 people living with heart failure in Louth are being urged to embrace a wide range of supports to help them manage the chronic condition. The...

A Lusk man battling a serious heart condition and who also contracted COVID-19, has urged other heart failure patients to embrace new supports set up by the Irish Heart Foundation. Tom Corr was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy in 2009, a disease of the heart muscle which means it pumps only 20% of the blood that it should, and with atrial fibrillation - irregular heartbeat - in 2016. The 58-year-old married father-of-one, who also experienced two strokes in 2017 and has been fitted with a pacemak...

The Irish Heart Foundation is urging the estimated 2,700 people living with heart failure in Louth to engage with new supports it has established during Covid-19 restrictions. With almost 300 new cases every year in Louth, the Foundations new support service will help thousands of people nationwide to live normal, full and active lives with their condition. It has launched a range of supports, including online groups and a podcast presented by retired RTE presenter Michael Lyster, who has exper...

elaine@TheCork.ie The Irish Heart Foundation is urging the estimated 10,000 people living with heart failure in Cork to engage with new supports it has established during Covid-19 restrictions. The charity has responded to a sense of isolation felt by people living with heart failure, a condition which has a lower survival rate than many cancers. Heart failure or heart inefficiency occurs when the organ is not working as well as it should and does not pump blood around the body efficiently. Wit...

The Irish Heart Foundation is urging the estimated 1,800 people living with heart failure in Kilkenny to engage with new supports it has established during Covi...