Heart Attack!
Advice for Patients by Patients
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Specialties, Internal Medicine, Cardiology
| Author: | Kathleen Berra, Gerald W. Friedland, M.D., Christopher Gardner, Francis H. Koch, Donna Louie, Nancy Houston Miller, Robin Wedell, Barton Thurber | ISBN: | 9780300127454 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press | Publication: | October 1, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Yale University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Kathleen Berra, Gerald W. Friedland, M.D., Christopher Gardner, Francis H. Koch, Donna Louie, Nancy Houston Miller, Robin Wedell, Barton Thurber |
| ISBN: | 9780300127454 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press |
| Publication: | October 1, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Yale University Press |
| Language: | English |
Millions of people-many of them younger than we care to believe-are living in the aftermath of a heart attack, and it is vital for them to learn how to reduce the risk factors for subsequent heart problems. This unique and important book offers advice to survivors of a heart attack and also to those trying to prevent the onset of a heart attack. Contributors include not only distinguished medical professionals but also eleven individuals who either participated in a cardiac rehabilitation program or designed a program of their own. The patients-men and women of varied ages and ethnic backgrounds-relate their own histories, providing insight into the many faces of heart disease and inspiration and hope for other heart attack survivors.
The book includes:
risk factors
diets, diagnosis, and treatment
ways to prevent angina from becoming a heart attack
strategies for reversing coronary artery disease
guidelines for choosing a cardiac rehabilitation program
a description of cardiac rehabilitation in action
The book includes:
risk factors
diets, diagnosis, and treatment
ways to prevent angina from becoming a heart attack
strategies for reversing coronary artery disease
guidelines for choosing a cardiac rehabilitation program
a description of cardiac rehabilitation in action
Millions of people-many of them younger than we care to believe-are living in the aftermath of a heart attack, and it is vital for them to learn how to reduce the risk factors for subsequent heart problems. This unique and important book offers advice to survivors of a heart attack and also to those trying to prevent the onset of a heart attack. Contributors include not only distinguished medical professionals but also eleven individuals who either participated in a cardiac rehabilitation program or designed a program of their own. The patients-men and women of varied ages and ethnic backgrounds-relate their own histories, providing insight into the many faces of heart disease and inspiration and hope for other heart attack survivors.
The book includes:
risk factors
diets, diagnosis, and treatment
ways to prevent angina from becoming a heart attack
strategies for reversing coronary artery disease
guidelines for choosing a cardiac rehabilitation program
a description of cardiac rehabilitation in action
The book includes:
risk factors
diets, diagnosis, and treatment
ways to prevent angina from becoming a heart attack
strategies for reversing coronary artery disease
guidelines for choosing a cardiac rehabilitation program
a description of cardiac rehabilitation in action
