Living with Coronary Disease

We are all more likely to die from a heart attack or a stroke than from any other condition. You should read this book if you are: A smoker Overweight Under stress The media are full of terms like angina, heart failure, coronary artery disease, thrombosis, but what do these mean to you? Gerry Coghla...

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Main Authors: Handler, Clive. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Coghlan, Gerry. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edition:1st ed. 2007.
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-551-6
Table of Contents:
  • Angina and Heart Attacks: Overview
  • The Heart: How It Works and What Can Go Wrong
  • Angina
  • Heart Attacks
  • Cholesterol and Other Blood Fats
  • Food, Drink, and Weight
  • Exercise and Rehabilitation
  • Diabetes
  • High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
  • SMOKING
  • STRESS AND CORONARY HEART DISEASE
  • Heart Problems in Women
  • Impotence and Sexual Aspects of Coronary Heart Disease
  • Tests and Procedures for Angina and Heart Attacks.