
eBook - PDF
The New Science of Fighting Silent Heart Disease
Causes, Diagnoses, Prevention, and Treatments
- 253 pages
- English
- PDF
- 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.
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
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- Part I ANATOMY OF A SILENT KILLER
- PART I: INTRODUCTION
- 1 HEART BIOLOGY 101
- 2 WHY DO HEART ATTACKS HAPPEN?
- 3 TYPES OF SILENT HEART DISEASE
- 4 HEART DAMAGE: STUNNING AND CARDIAC ARREST
- PART I: TAKEAWAYS
- Part II RISK FACTORS: NATURE VERSUS NURTURE
- PART II: INTRODUCTION
- 5 FAMILY HISTORY
- 6 AGE AND GENDER
- 7 HIGH LDL CHOLESTEROL
- 8 HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
- 9 DIABETES AND KIDNEY DISEASE
- 10 DIET
- 11 SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE
- 12 OBESITY
- 13 SUBSTANCE ABUSE
- 14 ANXIETY, STRESS, AND SLEEP IMPAIRMENT
- PART II: TAKEAWAYS
- Part III TESTS AND TREATMENT
- PART III: INTRODUCTION
- 15 DIAGNOSTIC TESTS
- 16 TREATMENTS
- 17 HEART DISEASE IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
- PART III: TAKEAWAYS
- Part IV RESOURCES
- DIY CARDIAC RISK FACTOR TESTS
- EPILOGUE A Final Word about Coronavirus
- CARDIAC GLOSSARY
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- INDEX
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR