The American Medical Association Guide to Heart Care
The American Medical Association Guide to Heart Care

Author: Douglas Gasner

Publisher: Random House (NY)

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 9780394735450

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Abstract: The prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease is thoroughly presented in this guide for heart disease patients and others interested in delaying or preventing heart problems. Aspects of heart care that are discussed include; 1) what researchers have found in the area of preventive care for heart disease, 2) scientific advances in treating those who have had heart attacks, and 3) the latest medical advances in cardiovascular research and implications for the future. Normal heart function is described and risk factors for developing heart disease, such as diet (cholesterol, saturated fat), stress, smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, and obesity are presented. Diagnosis of cardiovascular disease is explained and different types of heart problems including heart attack, cardiac arrest, angina, heart block, and congestive heart failure are defined. Treatments for cardiovascular disease that are discussed include bypass surgery, artificial pacemaker implantation, heart transplant, and artificial heart surgery. Features of the guide include a chart of the do's and dont's of heart care, and a glossary of lay terms. (aj).

The American Medical Association Guide to Health and Well-being After Fifty
The American Medical Association Guide to Health and Well-being After Fifty

Author: Patricia Skalka

Publisher: Random House (NY)

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13:

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Abstract: An up-to-date authoritative reference book covers a broad range of health-care topics for the over 50 segment of the population. Topics include health and vitality; reducing illness and disease; coping with daily physical problems; personal growth; myths of the "mid-life crisis"; stress and strain prevention; basic information on the female menopause and on the male climacteric; family involvement; widow- and widower-hood; sexual activity; exercise and sports; nutrition and weight loss guidelines; cosmetic surgery; health spas; career change; and retirement. A synopsis of health promoting factors for mid-life is appended. (wz).

Current Catalog
Current Catalog

Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)

Publisher:

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 824

ISBN-13:

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First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.

Heart Care for Life
Heart Care for Life

Author: Barry L. Zaret

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2008-10-01

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 0300127405

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More than 70 million Americans have some form of heart disease. For each of them, obtaining accurate information about the disease and the many options for dealing with it can be both empowering and life saving. In this book, cardiologist Dr. Barry L. Zaret and Genell Subak-Sharpe offer up-to-date facts about the best treatments available and an innovative approach that shows how treatment programs can be tailored to meet the needs of each unique patient. There are no short-term fixes and no one-size-fitsall programs, explain Zaret and Subak-Sharpe. Although certain characteristics are common to each form of heart disease and its treatments,these constants must be tempered against individual variables. The authors outline the constants for the full range of cardiovascular conditions, from angina and heart attacks to high blood pressure and cardiac arrhythmias. They then guide readers through the process of assessing personal variables to develop an individual treatment and life-style program. Written in a warmly reassuring style, this indispensable guide to heart care offers realistic hope and specific directions for designing a lifelong heart care program. Filled with practical advice, instructional case histories, a philosophy for controlling your health, self-tests to assess risk, and questions to ask your doctor, it looks toward an even better future for those with heart disease.

Change of Heart
Change of Heart

Author: Daniel Levy, M.D.

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2007-12-18

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 0307425223

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A Change of Heart is a detailed account of the revolutionary Framingham Heart study — which, over the years, has provided conclusive evidence that cardiovascular disease is largely the result of measurable and modifiable risk factors. First begun in 1948, not long after Franklin Delano Roosevelt succumbed to a massive stroke, the study of over 5,000 citizens of Framingham, Massachusetts, changed the course of medical history. The lessons learned in Framingham allow each of us to control our risk of heart disease and stroke, two of the leading causes of death in the United States. Here is a clear-eyed and intriguing assessment of the achievements of this study and of its continuing importance to our health today.