Includes bibliographical references (p. [417]-428) and index.
Contents
Women's hearts are different -- Women's symptoms of heart attack -- Are you at risk? -- The hormone connection -- The truth about stress, emotions, and your heart -- Your guide to the symptoms and diagnoses of cardiovascular disease -- The women's health heart checkup -- Your commitment -- Your exercise prescription -- Your healthy heart eating plan -- Nonvitamin supplements and heart disease -- Your stress reduction program -- Your stop smoking program -- Medications that can save your life -- The heart attack survival guide -- Heart surgery and procedures -- The future of women and heart disease.