Heart Attack! : Advice for Patients by Patients.
Millions of people-many of them younger than we care to believe-are living in the aftermath of a heart attack, and it is vital for them to learn how to reduce the risk factors for subsequent heart problems. This unique and important book offers advice to survivors of a heart attack and also to those...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
---|---|
Otros Autores: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
New Haven, CT :
Yale University Press,
[2008]
|
Temas: | |
Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Sumario: | Millions of people-many of them younger than we care to believe-are living in the aftermath of a heart attack, and it is vital for them to learn how to reduce the risk factors for subsequent heart problems. This unique and important book offers advice to survivors of a heart attack and also to those trying to prevent the onset of a heart attack. Contributors include not only distinguished medical professionals but also eleven individuals who either participated in a cardiac rehabilitation program or designed a program of their own. The patients-men and women of varied ages and ethnic backgrounds-relate their own histories, providing insight into the many faces of heart disease and inspiration and hope for other heart attack survivors.The book includes:• risk factors• diets, diagnosis, and treatment• ways to prevent angina from becoming a heart attack• strategies for reversing coronary artery disease• guidelines for choosing a cardiac rehabilitation program• a description of cardiac rehabilitation in action |
---|---|
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
ISBN: | 9780300127454 9783110537994 |
Acceso: | restricted access |