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Patient Preference and Adherence Volume 11, 2017 - Issue
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Original Research

Patients’ knowledge of heart failure and their perception of the disease

Anna Płotka1 Medical Faculty I, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, PolandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Edyta Prokop2 I Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Lord’s Transfiguration, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
,
Jacek Migaj2 I Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Lord’s Transfiguration, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
,
Ewa Straburzyńska–Migaj2 I Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Lord’s Transfiguration, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
&
Stefan Grajek2 I Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Lord’s Transfiguration, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
Pages 1459-1467 | Published online: 24 Aug 2017

Figures & data

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study population (N=201)

Table 2 Characteristics by NYHA FC groups

Table 3 Characteristics by age groups

Figure 1 Response to question: “Do you think HF is curable?”, sorted by NYHA FC group.

Abbreviations: FC, functional class; HF, heart failure; NS, not significant; NYHA, New York Heart Association.
Figure 1 Response to question: “Do you think HF is curable?”, sorted by NYHA FC group.

Figure 2 Response to question: “Do you think HF is curable?”, sorted by age group.

Abbreviations: HF, heart failure; NS, not significant.
Figure 2 Response to question: “Do you think HF is curable?”, sorted by age group.

Figure 3 Positive response to question: “Do you consider this symptom alarming?”, sorted by NYHA FC group.

Note: *Not significant.
Abbreviations: FC, functional class; NYHA, New York Heart Association.
Figure 3 Positive response to question: “Do you consider this symptom alarming?”, sorted by NYHA FC group.

Figure 4 Positive response to question: “Do you consider this symptom alarming?”, sorted by age group.

Note: *Not significant.
Figure 4 Positive response to question: “Do you consider this symptom alarming?”, sorted by age group.

Table 4 Positive response to question: “Do you consider this symptom alarming?”

Figure 5 Lifestyle changes among patients, sorted by NYHA FC I–II and NYHA FC III–IV.

Note: *Not significant.
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; FC, functional class; NYHA, New York Heart Association.
Figure 5 Lifestyle changes among patients, sorted by NYHA FC I–II and NYHA FC III–IV.

Figure 6 Lifestyle changes among patients, sorted by various age groups.

Note: *Not significant.
Figure 6 Lifestyle changes among patients, sorted by various age groups.

Table 5 Lifestyle changes among patients

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