All disease processes have a physical side. However, the psychological side is just as important. If your health is in peril, it's common to feel anxious, or even depressed. When you have a disease, it is important that you understand it. When you know what to expect from the disease and its treatments, as well as what you can do to help your health care team, it will go a long way toward decreasing any anxiety you may be feeling.
Dr. Rimmerman, a noted cardiologist, explains how patients can make the cardiologists job easier while increasing the benefit to themselves by making the office visit as efficient as possible.
If you're browsing through The Heart of the Matter, the threat of cardiac disease is lurking in your mind, and with good reason. Although national programs to contain this killer are highly successful and ahead of schedule, heart disease remains highly prevalent and deadly. Medical research during the last 15 years has successfully defined many treatment strategies that work, and many that don't. Your task is not to understand this mountain of information, but to know the critical questions to ask your doctor when you are in trouble. The Heart of the Matter will highlight for you the right questions to ask after your heart attack, or if you're afflicted by hypertension, high cholesterol, or heart failure. Before you need a pacemaker, defibrillator, heart surgery, or angioplasty, the right questions need to be asked, and you'll find out why they're important. Take advantage of all of the recent research and years of clinical experience by the authors in managing heart disease.
Dr. Wayne's career-long quest for an early warning system for heart disease has been supported in part by a grant from the American Heart Association. He was able to develop procedures which uncovered heart disease long before traditional examination methods would have. In the early 70's, he wrote the first textbook on noninvasive cardiology.
"This is an important book addressing key health considerations relevant to every family in America. I urge every adult to read Heart Smart and every cardiologist's office to stock it and recommend it to their patients." --From the Foreword by James Rippe, M.D. coauthor of Weight Watchers Weight Loss That Lasts "Dr. DeVane has written an owner's manual for the heart that everyone should read. In Heart Smart, Dr. DeVane interprets the latest research studies and explains in simple terms how they should be applied to improve your cardiac health. He gives the inside scoop on cutting-edge heart tests and tells you which ones you should insist your doctors order. If you are looking to take control of your heart health, Heart Smart is the book for you." --Byron K. Lee, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine University of California, San Francisco, Division of Cardiology "Dr. DeVane has somehow managed to summarize the most up-to-date cardiac preventive measures in the medical literature in a concise, easy-to-read guide. Our jobs will be easier and our patients' lives healthier if those at risk take the time to read Dr. DeVane's enlightening book." --Lisa Saff-Koche, M.D., Director of Tampa General Hospital; Cardiac Rehabilitation and Cardiovascular Prevention Specialist at Florida Cardiovascular Institute "Heart Smart should be read by anyone who has been diagnosed with heart disease as well as those who want to prevent it. The book is written in a down- to-earth style that any reader can easily understand. I highly recommend it!" --Neal White, M.D., Director of Invasive and Interventional Cardiology at the Bay Area Heart Institute
More than 30 million people have been diagnosed with a heart condition, including heart disease, heart failure, a heart attack, or a stroke. Millions more are diagnosed every year. The Cleveland Clinic Guide to Talking with Your Cardiologist, Dr. Curtis Mark Rimmerman, part of the award-winning Cardiovascular Medicine Department at Cleveland Clinic, presents newly diagnosed patients with the most authoritative information to help them take charge of their heart health. This important resource gives readers cuttingedge medical guidance, including: How to choose a cardiologist What to ask during visits What you should know about diagnostic testing, treatments, and medications Clear explanations of the newest studies Personal stories of those who have triumphed over a heart condition Fast facts and red-flag sidebars Plus, advice on how to make the necessary lifestyle choices to live an active and healthy life For the past 14 years, U.S. News & World Report named the Cleveland Clinic Heart Center the number-one heart center in America. Its pioneering doctors developed cardiac angiography and the coronary artery bypass.
The New York Times bestselling guide to the lifesaving diet that can both prevent and help reverse the effects of heart disease Based on the groundbreaking results of his twenty-year nutritional study, Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease by Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn illustrates that a plant-based, oil-free diet can not only prevent the progression of heart disease but can also reverse its effects. Dr. Esselstyn is an internationally known surgeon, researcher and former clinician at the Cleveland Clinic and a featured expert in the acclaimed documentary Forks Over Knives. Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease has helped thousands across the country, and is the book behind Bill Clinton’s life-changing vegan diet. The proof lies in the incredible outcomes for patients who have followed Dr. Esselstyn's program, including a number of patients in his original study who had been told by their cardiologists that they had less than a year to live. Within months of starting the program, all Dr. Esselstyn’s patients began to improve dramatically, and twenty years later, they remain free of symptoms. Complete with more than 150 delicious recipes perfect for a plant-based diet, the national bestseller Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease explains the science behind the simple plan that has drastically changed the lives of heart disease patients forever. It will empower readers and give them the tools to take control of their heart health.
Serving as a consultant to practicing physicians, this unique resource provides immediately relevant, practical guidance in assessing the symptoms and signs of cardiovascular disease, determining specific diagnoses, and choosing a management strategy for individual patients.
This guide provides a clear and concise overview of heart failure for primary care clinicians. Written by two nurse practitioners for nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, medical students, and pharmacists, it is uniquely designed to bridge the gap between cardiology and primary care. It delivers the most current recommendations outlined by the American Heart Association and the Heart Failure Society of America guidelines for the management and treatment of heart failure. This book includes a comprehensive overview of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Special chapters are dedicated to physical exam, interpretation and application of diagnostic testing, and the management of chronic illness in the setting of acute and chronic heart failure. Additionally, the book provides clinicians with guidance on common medications to avoid, patient education, successful transitions of care, and conversations regarding goals of care. Each chapter includes an overview and learning objectives. The “Practice Pearls” and case studies found throughout the text highlight key takeaway points.
Patients with complex cardiovascular problems pose a special management challenge for both the specialist and the non-specialist. This book helps you approach difficult cases with the confidence to strategically map care, understand the risk profile of your patient, and make effective treatment decisions. Dependable and succinct content provides high yield information for the busy cardiologist Take home call outs, and critical thinking boxes provide candid advice on incorporating guidelines and evidence based medicine into your practice New convenient pocket-sized format New chapter addressing cardiovascular problems in women Discussion of high risk factors for and strategic care mapping encourage clinical focus Clinical pearls offer expert advice on topical issues Includes emerging trends and clinical trials keeping you up to date
