Facing Heart Disease: A Guide for Patients and Their Families

Description

Facing Heart Disease is for anyone whose life is affected by this diagnosis. Written by leading physicians in their fields, Facing Heart Disease combines top-tier medical information and compassionate counsel on heart disease, with a caring approach to the emotional aspects of living with cardiac conditions. This book provides easily readable and trustworthy information; it is divided into chapters that ask and answer pertinent questions about heart disease and its medical, surgical, and psychiatric care. A glossary of terms and tables is provided to inform readers (e.g., about nutrition, diet, exercise, and risk-reduction); online resources and references are also procvided.Each of the chapters have selected references and interntet resources as well as illustrations and photographs. Title......Page 2 Half Title......Page 3 Copyright......Page 4 Editors......Page 5 Dedication......Page 6 Acknowledments......Page 7 Contents......Page 8 Contributors......Page 14 Foreword......Page 17 Preface......Page 18 Chapter 1......Page 20 Chapter 2......Page 29 Chapter 3......Page 45 Chapter 4......Page 55 Chapter 5......Page 63 Chapter 6......Page 70 Chapter 7......Page 79 Chapter 8......Page 86 Chapter 9......Page 93 Chapter 10......Page 101 Chapter 11......Page 115 Chapter 12......Page 122 Chapter 13......Page 147 Chapter 14......Page 155 Chapter 15......Page 165 Glossary......Page 172 References......Page 191 Index......Page 201