Product Description: Having a basic knowledge of heart disease is key for those suffering from, or caring for someone with, the illness Coronary heart disease is now the leading cause of death worldwide. The effects of coronary heart disease include angina, heart failure, abnormal heart rhythms, and most importantly, heart attacks...read more

Product Description: Disease conditions that affect the human heart and the methods used to diagnose and treat them are all covered in one concise volume.• Illustrations include diagrams of the heart, examples of test results, and images of devices used to treat heart disease• A glossary defines medical terms used in the boo...read more

Product Description: "It's My Heart" is a resource guide for patients and families affected by congenital and acquired heart disease. It is intended to provide information on many of the issues families dealing with congential or acquired heart defects encounter...read more

Product Description: "It has taken me seventeen years since my mother died from heart disease to be able to write extensively about this topic. All my research has documented that the amount of progress that has been made in this short time is not only amazing, but it could have saved my mother's life...read more

Product Description: A Wall Street Journal Top Pick of 2010 A top surgeon teams up with his wife, a veteran network news anchor, to offer a comprehensive plan for overcoming a heart trauma. A well-known and internationally recognized surgical oncologist, Dr...read more

Take charge of your heart health today. The New Heart Disease Handbook provides you with all the information you need to safeguard your heart. And even after a heart disease has been diagnosed, this practical reference book can be used to take positive action—to control the illness, minimize its effects, and have a say in the selection of the best possible treatment. Written by Dr. Christopher Cannon, a leading cardiologist working at the forefront of heart research, it covers every aspect of heart health, care, and treatment. Clearly and simply, Dr. Cannon describes the most common heart diseases and exactly what steps you need to take to prevent or treat them. Drawing on the latest clinical studies, he sets out the risk factors, while suggesting easy ways to reduce those risks, from choosing heart-friendly foods and adopting relaxation techniques to lowering cholesterol and blood pressure. He explains the uses and potential side effects of standard and new medications, and talks you through the most widely used tests, treatments, and surgical procedures so that you know exactly what to expect and how to prepare. The accompanying illustrations, quick-reference tables, and handy checklists of questions will further assist you to assess your own health, and make the most of your consultations with your doctor and specialists. Empowering and inspiring, positive yet practical, The New Heart Disease Handbook will help you not just maintain good heart health, but improve the quality of the rest of your life.

Product Description: Analyzing a dysfunction that affects nearly half of all men in the United States between the ages of 40 and 70, this study presents the most current information on erectile dysfunction (ED). Confronting the all-too-popular conception that ED is an isolated problem, this overview reveals that erectile dysfunction can in fact be a symptom of underlying cardiovascular disease...read more

Product Description: Written in plain English by a board-certified cardiologist and a clinical psychologist who specializes in heart disease, this is a practical “what-to-expect” guide that will help readers cope with their confusion, fear, and lack of information, as well as decode what doctors really mean when they describe certain cardiac procedures, treatments, and medications...read more

Product Description: Book by Naff, Clayton Farris

Product Description: Dr. Rimmerman, a noted cardiologist, explains how patients can make the cardiologists job easier while increasing the benefit to themselves by making the office visit as efficient as possible.

A guide for women dealing with the emotional repercussions of heart disease addresses such issues as regaining a strong self-image, grappling with fears, and learning to trust the body again.

A leading group of medical experts presents an authoritative guide to preventing and treating heart disease, discussing risk factors for both genders, the causes of and therapeutic options for common heart problems, strategies for lifestyle changes, warning signs and symptoms of a problem, heart-healthy nutrition and exercise, and other important topics.

Product Description: 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...read more

Product Description: Chronic heart disease—heart attacks and strokes—causes more than 40 percent of all deaths in the United States. That’s 950,000 people each year or one person every 33 seconds. Statistically more vulnerable with age, hundreds of men and women begin the struggle to manage or prevent its occurrence every day...read more