The Cardiac Recovery Handbook: The Complete Guide to Life After Heart Attack or Heart Surgery
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Book Overview
Ensure a speedy cardiac recovery--and long-term heart health --with this step-by-step guide for navigating every stage of heart disease. One of the nation's top cardiologists answers your questions about medications, heart surgery options, starting a heart healthy diet, and more How long will I be in the hospital? Do I need to give up all my favorite foods? What are the side effects of my medication? Why do I feel so depressed? When can I have sex again? How can I prevent a second heart attack? Heart surgery or a heart attack can be the most frightening experience of your life. Dr. Paul Kligfield, MD, one of the nation's most respected cardiologists, answers all your questions in clear, everyday language--offering resassuring guidance on all aspects of cardiac recovery: - Navigating your initial heart diagnosis
- Understanding your medications and surgical options
- What you need to know about hospitalization and rehabilitation
- Starting and maintain a heart healthy diet and exercise routine Packed with vital and authoritative information, The Cardiac Recovery Handbook is an essential resource for the millions of Americans suffering from heart disease, as well as their families, healthcare providers, and friends. It's time to get back to your life--healthier than ever
- Understanding your medications and surgical options
- What you need to know about hospitalization and rehabilitation
- Starting and maintain a heart healthy diet and exercise routine Packed with vital and authoritative information, The Cardiac Recovery Handbook is an essential resource for the millions of Americans suffering from heart disease, as well as their families, healthcare providers, and friends. It's time to get back to your life--healthier than ever
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1578262062
ISBN13:9781578262069
Release Date:February 2006
Publisher:Hatherleigh Press
Length:336 Pages
Weight:0.86 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.3" x 9.0"
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
Cardiac Recovery handbook
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
If you are having surgery or have had surgery or want to understand about it or anything related to the cardiac system this is the book for you. If you just want to get on a better path this is for you. Understand what it is like and what you need to not only survive but live!
Excellent Book for cardiac patients
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
This book would get five stars from me if it had included something on valve replacement and repair. The author does a great job of explaining heart disease and the surgeries needed as a result of having heart disease. He covers the many drugs that are involved, the tests, the blood work and cardiac rehab. He even has a section on depression that can be associated with having a heart attack and heart surgery. The other thing that kept me from giving this book five stars is that the author talks about the many blood pressure meds, but does not name any of them. I want to know which Beta blocker does what and why it would be prescribed over another. My husband could not tolerate Lopressor, while another Beta blocker might be better for him. And what about the increasing re-emergence of Digoxin as a drug of choice for CHF? Also - an appendix in the back incorrectly classifies some of the BP drugs as diuretics - i.e. Norvasc is a calcium channel blocker - not a diuretic. Other than these discrepancies, this book is a good one to read for a heart patient or by someone getting ready to have a procedure related to heart disease.
Well done
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Gave this to my friend after he had a heart attack. They said it came in handy.
Good information for pat;ients, family, and friends
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
great information to help the patient and the family understand the process, recovery, and common fears and reservations.
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