Improve oedema | Walk further, manage the stairs at home, go on holiday/vacation, heal a painful leg ulcer |
Reduce angina frequency | Walk further, walk to the shops, shower or bath independently, tidy the garden |
Improve blood pressure control | Avoid side effects of medicines, avoid falls and feeling dizzy |
Achieve target dose of β blockers | Feel less breathless, walk further, walk to the shops, avoid hospital admission, be at my daughter's wedding next year |
Reduce risk of sudden death (implant ICD) | See the birth of my grandchild |
Achieve target dose of ACE inhibitors | Avoid kidney problems, see my family grow up |
Reduce risk of recurrent myocardial infarction using statins and antiplatelet agents | Avoid side effects of medicines, manage all the tablets, avoid going to hospital |