The New Science of Fighting Silent Heart Disease
eBook - PDF

The New Science of Fighting Silent Heart Disease

Causes, Diagnoses, Prevention, and Treatments

  1. 253 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The New Science of Fighting Silent Heart Disease

Causes, Diagnoses, Prevention, and Treatments

About this book

On average, 50% of all heart attacks are silent – that is, they are painless and leave behind damage that remains undetected – unless the patient and his or her doctor are looking for it. Silent heart disease is a significant cause of sudden death – American's number one public health problem with more than 600,000 sudden deaths and 1.5 million heart attacks occurring in the U.S. each year.

This book tells you everything you need to know in the order to detect and treat this silent killer. Written by a celebrated cardiologist who has successfully treated thousands of patients in his career spanning 50 years, it offers practical advice for all readers and provides insight into a type of asymptomatic cardiac condition that affects almost half of all those afflicted with heart disease.

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Table of contents

  1. CONTENTS
  2. INTRODUCTION
  3. Part I ANATOMY OF A SILENT KILLER
  4. PART I: INTRODUCTION
  5. 1 HEART BIOLOGY 101
  6. 2 WHY DO HEART ATTACKS HAPPEN?
  7. 3 TYPES OF SILENT HEART DISEASE
  8. 4 HEART DAMAGE: STUNNING AND CARDIAC ARREST
  9. PART I: TAKEAWAYS
  10. Part II RISK FACTORS: NATURE VERSUS NURTURE
  11. PART II: INTRODUCTION
  12. 5 FAMILY HISTORY
  13. 6 AGE AND GENDER
  14. 7 HIGH LDL CHOLESTEROL
  15. 8 HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
  16. 9 DIABETES AND KIDNEY DISEASE
  17. 10 DIET
  18. 11 SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE
  19. 12 OBESITY
  20. 13 SUBSTANCE ABUSE
  21. 14 ANXIETY, STRESS, AND SLEEP IMPAIRMENT
  22. PART II: TAKEAWAYS
  23. Part III TESTS AND TREATMENT
  24. PART III: INTRODUCTION
  25. 15 DIAGNOSTIC TESTS
  26. 16 TREATMENTS
  27. 17 HEART DISEASE IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
  28. PART III: TAKEAWAYS
  29. Part IV RESOURCES
  30. DIY CARDIAC RISK FACTOR TESTS
  31. EPILOGUE A Final Word about Coronavirus
  32. CARDIAC GLOSSARY
  33. BIBLIOGRAPHY
  34. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  35. INDEX
  36. ABOUT THE AUTHOR