| Description |
xiv, 275 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. How to recognize and respond to the early warning signs of a heart attack. Your heart: what it is and how it functions -- What is a heart attack? -- Heart attack early warning signs: your key to survival -- Heart attack or angina? -- How to get proper--and prompt-treatment for a heart attack -- How to choose and work with a personal physician (and the patient's bill of rights) -- pt. 2. How a heart attack is treated. Thrombolysis: the heart attack treatment breakthrough -- Coronary angiograms: what are they and what do they accomplish? -- Balloon coronary angioplasty: what it accomplishes, what it does not accomplish, and how this affects your choices about treatment -- Coronary artery surgery -- pt. 3. The causes of heart attacks and other atherosclerotic diseases. Risk factors for heart attacks and other atherosclerotic diseases -- The cholesterol problem -- The triglyceride story -- Homocysteine excess: a new puzzle -- pt. 4. How to recognize and respond to the early warning signs of a stroke or "brain attack". An urgent message: learn the early warning signs of a stroke -- How to respond to the early warning signs of a stroke -- With stroke warnings, what will happen at the hospital? -- The primary stroke culprit-atherosclerosis-and other causes of strokes -- Atrial fibrillation: a neglected cause of strokes -- Brain hemorrhage strokes -- TIA's and stroke prevention -- Neck-artery surgery: another milestone -- Hastening recovery from a stroke: the role of rehabilitation -- Controlling your risk of a stroke: a summary of dos and don'ts -- pt. 5. Prevention of heart attacks and strokes: solving problems before they happen. Losing weight, preventing weight gain, and how physical activity benefits you -- The turner weight-loss system -- Controlling cholesterols, other blood fats, and triglycerides: the role of diet -- What's wrong with low-carb diets-and what you should know about how much carbohydrates, fat, and protein to include in your diet -- Tips for weight loss, weight maintenance, and lowering cholesterol -- How to plan your own diet -- Support groups versus food-based programs -- More tips for dieting -- What is a proper exercise program? -- Children, weight loss, and physical activity: what you can do -- Should you take weight-loss medications? -- Lifesaving breakthroughs in drug treatment for cholesterol and triglycerides -- Cholesterol and other blood testing: what tests should you have, where should you get them, and who should administer them? -- Should you take aspirin regularly? -- Why smoking causes heart attacks and strokes-and how I stopped smoking -- Blood pressure control: a neglected medical milestone -- What every woman should know about coronary disease in women -- Health, awareness, and lifestyle / Glenn O. Turner and Mark Bruce Rosin. |
| Summary |
"Drawing on fifty years of patient care and information from the Missouri Heart Program, Turner explains how to recognize all of the early warning signs of heart attacks and strokes - including little-known signs - and how important it is to seek immediate treatment to save lives and prevent damage to the heart"--Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Myocardial infarction -- Popular works.
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Coronary heart disease -- Popular works.
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Cerebrovascular disease -- Popular works.
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Cerebrovascular Disorders -- Popular Works. |
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Coronary Disease -- Popular Works. |
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Myocardial Infarction -- Popular Works. |
| Added Author |
Rosin, Mark Bruce.
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| ISBN |
9780826217882 (alk. paper) |
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0826217885 (alk. paper) |
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9780826217943 (alk. paper) |
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082621794X (alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
NZ1 11672080 |
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AU@ 000042538943 |
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