Heart disease, regardless of age and gender, is the leading cause
of death and a major health concern throughout the world. Using a
question and answer format, practical examples, and numerous
illustrations, this book explains the workings of the heart and
related issues. It first offers easy to understand definitions of
the causes, symptoms, and treatments for heart diseases and then
suggestions, diets, etc. for maintaining a healthy heart. The book
includes numerous in-text Web links to the American Heart
Association, National Institutes of Health, USDA, Centers for
Disease Control, and others with important information and health
tips. The companion DVD includes over 100MB of videos, resources,
recipes, fact sheets, and illustrations to help you to understand
all of the material from the book. Features: Provides questions and
answers about the medical definitions and descriptions of heart
disease and keeping your heart healthy. General topics include the
causes of heart disease, details of symptoms, and available
treatments /diets /preventative measures (see selected topics
below) Includes numerous in-text Web links to the American Heart
Association (AHA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), USDA,
Centers for Disease Control(CDC), pharmaceutical companies,
YouTube, and other sites with animations, diets, practical case
studies, and tools related to your heart health +Uses videos,
animations, practical tips, case studies, charts and tables,
figures, and photos to explain topics under discussion Includes a
companion DVD with videos, animations, color figures from the book,
and Web links to references in the text Selected FAQs Covered:
Workings of the heart and the cardiovascular system; blood;
coronary heart disease; risk factors; cholesterol (HDL and LDL);
omega-3 fatty acids; exercises; fats; triglycerides; smoking;
obesity and healthy diet; blood pressure and hypertension;
diabetes; Body Mass Index; symptoms of a heart attack; arrhythmias;
electrocardiograms; blood tests; post-traumatic stress disorder;
emergency treatments; diagnoses; heart drug therapy and statins;
stents; types of surgery (by-pass, angioplasty, etc.);
pacemakers;risks of surgery; follow-up treatments; keys to healthy
living; managing stress; glycemic index; carbohydrates, and more.
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