Introduction: Ischemic heart disease (IHD) and heart failure (HF) are common and serious chronic conditions. The objectives of this study are to estimate the "reported" prevalence of a history of IHD and HF in the French adult population based on the "Handicap-Santé" surveys and to describe activity limitations and social participation restrictions, as well as the quality of life of people with these conditions. Methods: "Handicap-Santé" is a system of self-reported surveys conducted via face-to-face interviews comprising a household component (HSM, conducted in 2008) and an institutional component (HSI, in 2009); 29,931 people were interviewed for HSM and 9,104 for HSI. The data were age-standardized to describe activity and social participation restrictions among adults with a history of CPI (but without IC) and those with IC. Results: The reported prevalence of CPI is 3.7% overall in the adult population, and that of IC is 2.3%. Patients’ quality of life is impaired, with a more marked reduction in the average physical score for HF than for PCI. In the population reporting PCI but not HF, 35.2% reported being “severely limited due to a health problem,” while this proportion was 50.0% for those with HF. Among the basic activities of daily living, difficulties with personal hygiene and dressing were reported most frequently, but with a higher frequency among those with HF. Among those aged 25 to 60, the impact on employment is significant: the employment rate, which was 78% in the population without CPI or IC, was limited to 56.6% for those with CPI but no IC and to 38.8% for those with IC. Discussion-Conclusion: This study describes the significant functional impact of these conditions. Its main limitation stems from the self-reported nature of data collection in the HSM-HSI surveys. Furthermore, while the survey allows for the study of associations between conditions and restrictions on activity or social participation, it does not allow for conclusions regarding causality. (R.A.)