Heart Failure: Know The Symptoms
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A recent poll carried out by British Society For Heart Failure (BSH), found that more than half of people aged 50 years+ would not be able to recognise heart failure symptoms in themselves or others.
The BSH poll findings echo those of a global survey held last year by the World Heart Federation (WHF). This survey demonstrated low awareness among the public of the signs and symptoms of heart failure. It also showed a lack of knowledge of the societal and economic burden of the disease among policymakers.
It is well documented that better outcomes can be achieved for those with heart failure if diagnosis and treatment, guided by a heart failure specialist, are initiated early.
Brian Blessed (Yui Mok/PA)
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Brian Blessed has launched a new campaign which aims to help people recognise the symptoms of heart failure.
The actor, 84, recorded a video for the British Society for Heart Failure urging the public to be vigilant over signs of heart failure.
He is supporting the charity’s Freedom from Failure – The F Word campaign.
Blessed said: “Ultimately, long story short, I have had a pacemaker put in me and I now feel like a man of 20.”
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50% actor-50% explorer, qualified Cosmonaut, national treasure, Brian Blessed, has taken time away from his rigorous schedule to launch and support a symptom awareness campaign created by the British Society for Heart Failure (BSH), the professional association of heart failure specialists in the UK. The campaign, supported by professional associations, charities and Royal Colleges, is to be launched during Heart Failure Awareness Week, 10-16 May 2021. Called ‘Freedom from Failure – the F Word’, it is designed to raise awareness of heart failure and to encourage people to check for and seek medical help early if they recognise the most common symptoms of heart failure: