When Your Doctor Says Heart Disease : A Guide to Regaining Control Over Your Health and Well-Being.
Title:
When Your Doctor Says Heart Disease : A Guide to Regaining Control Over Your Health and Well-Being.
Author:
Cooke, David A.
ISBN:
9781937783099
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (476 pages)
Series:
When Your Doctor Says
Contents:
Cover -- Bibliographic Note -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part One: Understanding Your Diagnosis -- Chapter 1. How the Heart and Circulatory System Work -- Chapter 2. Ischemic Heart Disease and Heart Attack -- Chapter 3. Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy -- Chapter 4. Arrhythmias and Electrical Heart Disease -- Chapter 5. Heart Murmurs and Structural Heart Disease -- Chapter 6. Heart Infections -- Chapter 7. Aortic Aneurysm -- Part Two: Tests, Procedures, and Treatments -- Tests and Procedures Your Doctor May Order -- Chapter 8. Common Blood Tests -- Chapter 9. EKG and Stress Tests -- Chapter 10. Holter and Event Monitors -- Chapter 11. Echocardiographs -- Chapter 12. Nuclear Heart Scans -- Chapter 13. Cardiac CT Scans and MRIs -- Chapter 14. Coronary Angiograms and Cardiac Catheterization -- Chapter 15. Catheter Ablation -- Medications Your Doctor May Suggest -- Chapter 16. An Aspirin a Day? -- Chapter 17. Using Blood Thinners Safely -- Chapter 18. Medicines to Manage Blood Pressure -- Chapter 19. Medicines to Manage Blood Cholesterol -- Chapter 20. Dietary Supplements -- Surgeries Sometimes Used for Heart Disease -- Chapter 21. Heart Surgery -- Chapter 22. Angioplasty -- Chapter 23. Bypass Surgery -- Chapter 24. Implantable Defibrillators -- Chapter 25. Pacemakers -- Chapter 26. Heart Transplant -- Part Three: Moving Forward -- What to Expect during Your Recovery and Rehabilitation -- Chapter 27. Your Recovery after a Heart Attack or Heart Procedure -- Chapter 28. Cardiac Rehabilitation -- Actions You Can Take to Improve Heart Health -- Chapter 29. Physical Activity and Your Heart -- Chapter 30. Heart-Healthy Eating -- Chapter 31. Controlling High Blood Pressure -- Chapter 32. Controlling High Cholesterol -- Chapter 33. Controlling Diabetes -- Chapter 34. Managing Your Weight -- Chapter 35. Quitting Smoking.
Chapter 36. Managing Stress -- Medical Issues That May Require Additional Care -- Chapter 37. Your Ongoing Health Care Needs -- Chapter 38. Managing Angina -- Chapter 39. Erectile Dysfunction in Men with Heart Problems -- Chapter 40. What to Do in an Emergency -- Part Four: Research and Resources -- If You Want to Know More about Heart Disease Research -- Chapter 41. The Metabolic Syndrome -- Chapter 42. Inflammation as a Risk for Coronary Heart Disease -- Chapter 43. Air Pollution and Heart Disease -- Chapter 44. Questioning Chelation Therapy -- If You Need More Information -- Chapter 45. Finding Recipes for Heart Health -- Chapter 46. Directory of Heart Disease Organizations -- Index.
Abstract:
When Your Doctor Says: Heart Disease provides practical guidance about what to do next if you have suffered a heart attack or received a diagnosis of a heart condition. The book explains the diagnostic tests and monitoring procedures used to evaluate heart function and describes the various medications used to regulate heart rhythm, lower blood pressure, control cholesterol, and improve the efficiency of the heart. Lifestyle issues related to restoring heart health are reviewed, along with suggestions for coping with changes in diet and activity levels.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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