Living with Coronary Disease

• Main Authors: Handler, Clive (Author), Coghlan, Gerry (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2007.
• Subjects: Medicine.; General practice (Medicine).; Internal medicine.; Cardiology.; Medicine & Public Health.; General Practice / Family Medicine.; Internal Medicine.

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...

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.