Patient Information

This section links patients and their families or carers to practical information for managing heart conditions.  Below you will find a range of tools and resources including:  calculators to measure health items such as the cost for smoking;  as well as information relevant to certain conditions such as recovering from a heart attack or heart surgery, managing heart failure, and living with a cardiac pacemaker or  other devices.  There are also links to relevant websites, videos and downloadable information sheets.

Pregnancy

Exercise with heart failure

Diaries

Organisations for depression, anxiety  and crisis management

Interactive self-help tools for depression and mood disorders