| Description |
xv, 272 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Note |
"An AARP guide"--Cover. |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
Biographies -- Credits -- Editorial board -- Introduction -- 1. The healthy heart -- The heart is a muscle -- A fantastic voyage through the heart -- 2. What is heart disease? -- The ABCs of coronary artery disease -- What is a heart attack? -- The warning signs of angina -- Cardiomyopathy -- Heart failure -- Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) -- Heart-value disease -- The risk of stroke -- Recognizing the symptoms of a stroke -- Heed the signs of impending attack -- 3. Reducing your risk -- Assessing your risk -- Damn the torpor! -- High blood pressure -- HIgh blood cholesterol -- Strategies to control cholesterol -- Cigarette smoking -- Metabolic syndrome -- Diabetes -- Being overweight -- The dangers of stress -- Summarizing your risk factors -- 4. Do you have heart disease? -- When symptoms matter -- Patient, heed thyself -- Health history & physical exam -- |
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5. Living well with heart disease -- Improving heart health with exercise -- Heart-healthy eating -- If you smoke, stop! -- Be smart for your heart -- Less stress is best -- Combining lifestyle measures to control hypertension & cholesterol -- 6. When you need treatment -- Medications -- High cholesterol -- The benefits of drug therapy -- Treating angina -- Treatment for a heart attack -- Treating heart failure -- Treating heart-rhythm problems -- Treatment for heart-valve disease -- 7. Recovering physically & emotionally -- Cardiac rehab & secondary prevention : a second chance for your heart -- Who needs cardiac rehab? -- Recovering emotionally from heart disease -- Sex, intimacy & heart disease -- 8. Treatment advances on the horizon -- New angina treatment -- Heart-vale improvements -- Success in stopping failure -- Hypertension & its newfound nemeses -- Patches for damaged hearts -- Let's build a better blood vessel -- The stem-cell promise -- A scaffold for heart repair? -- New insight into an old drug -- Appendices -- Resources -- Additional resources from AARP -- Dealing with emergencies -- Index. |
| Subject |
Heart -- Diseases -- Popular works.
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Heart Diseases -- Popular Works.
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Heart -- Diseases.
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| Added Author |
Pinã, Ileana L.
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American Association of Retired Persons.
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| Added Title |
Heart disease |
| ISBN |
9781402730115 paperback $14.95 |
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140273011X |
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