
- 256 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
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
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Preface
- Part I. Heart Attack Basics
- 1. Heart Attack and You
- Part II. The Participantsā Perspectives
- 2. A Heart Attack in the New Millennium
- 3. Doing It My Way
- 4. It Takes a Team
- 5. Reversing Angina
- 6. Preventive Medicine Works
- 7. Modern Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery, and My Angina
- 8. Success without Angioplasty or Surgery
- 9. Miracles Can Happen with the Two Ds
- 10. Young People Do Not Get Heart Attacks (WRONG!)
- 11. Myth: You Are Lucky to Be a Woman
- 12. Risk Factors from a Patientās Perspective
- Part III. The Health Professionalsā Perspectives
- 13. The Complexities of Proper Nutrition
- 14. Testing and Treatment
- 15. An Introduction to Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs
- 16. Cardiac Rehabilitation in Action
- Notes
- Glossary
- Contributors
- Index