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Norman took part in screening for unrecognised heart valve disease. He already knew he had some heart problems, and the screening confirmed he had a leaky valve. He was invited to attend a further appointment. We spoke to Norman twice, once after each appointment.
Norman is a retired market researcher. He is married with three grown-up children. Ethnic background’ White British.
Lech took part in screening for unrecognised heart valve disease. He previously had a heart attack and some angina. The screening showed he had a leaky valve and he was offered a follow up appointment. We spoke to Lech after each of the two appointments he attended.
Lech is a retired NHS salary and wages officer, originally from Poland. He has lived in Africa too, but has been in the UK over 30 years. He is separated...
Brian took part in screening for unrecognised heart valve disease in 2010. He was told he has a very small leak in one valve and was invited to attend a follow-up hospital appointment. We spoke to Brian after he attended each of the appointments.
Brian is a retired college porter. He is married with 2 adult sons. Ethnic background/nationality: White English.
Ursula took part in a screening programme for unrecognised heart valve disease in 2010. She was told she has a leaky valve, which left her feeling a bit anxious, and was invited to attend a second appointment. We spoke to Ursula after she attended each appointment.
Ursula is retired from her job as a vacuum operator with a car component manufacturing company. She is widowed with one adult daughter.
We spoke to Anthony and Pamela after they took part in screening for unrecognised heart valve disease. Both were told they had minor problems and were invited to attend another appointment. We spoke to Anthony again after this appointment. Sadly, Pamela died of another illness during this time.
Pamela and Anthony are married and have 2 adult children. Anthony used to be a design engineer and Pamela worked in accounts for the NHS. Since retiring they have been...
Rene was invited to attend screening for unrecognised heart valve disease in early 2011. She already knew that she had a heart valve problem and was unsurprised when a further problem was discovered. We spoke to her once after she had been to both the initial and follow-up appointments.
Rene is a retired typist. She is widowed and has three grown-up children. Ethnic background’ White British.
Chris was invited to take part in screening for unrecognised heart valve disease when he attended a check-up at his GP surgery. The screening found that he had a small leak in one of his heart valves.
Chris is a retired book keeper. He is married and has five children aged between 23 and 44 years old. Ethnic background/nationality: British.
Hugh took part in screening for unrecognised heart valve disease. He was told that he had two leaky heart valves, but that it was not anything to worry about. He was invited to attend a follow up appointment. We spoke to Hugh after both of the appointments.
Hugh is a painter and decorator. He is married with 3 grown-up children. Ethnic background/nationality: White British.
