American Heart Association Guide to Heart Attack Treatment, Recovery, and Prevention: Treatment, Recovery, and Prevention - Hardcover

American Heart Association

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0812924088 ISBN 13: 9780812924084

Publisher: Times Books, 1996

Synopsis

This reassuring and indispensable guide covers every aspect of a heart attack and its aftermath in understandable language. First, you will learn the warning signs to watch for and find out just what happens during a heart attack. Next, the American Heart Association takes you through every stage of treatment in the hospital, including which medications and other methods of treatment your doctor is likely to use.
After addressing your most immediate concerns, this guide also helps you with the critical long-term decisions that will have the most bearing on your future health: the benefits and risks of interventional surgery, diet and lifestyle changes that can help prevent future attacks, the critical warning signs of future attacks, and ways of coping with the inevitable emotional strain a heart attack causes. You'll also find first-person accounts from heart attack survivors who have been through every aspect of treatment, recovery, and prevention. These stories will show you how others have made the difficult decisions after a heart attack, inspire you to make important changes, and help you gain a fresh perspective on a condition that affects over 1.25 million Americans a year.

About this title

About the Author

The American Heart Association is the largest voluntary health organization fighting heart disease and stroke.

From the Back Cover

ck is a dramatic, defining moment for everyone who experiences it. You may have trouble coming to terms with what happened, and of course you're worried that you might have another attack. You may not understand just what lies ahead. Here, in clear, straightforward language, the American Heart Association gives you answers to the many questions you have about your own health--or that of someone you love.

This reassuring and indispensable guide covers every aspect of a heart attack and its aftermath in understandable language. First, you will learn the warning signs to watch for and find out just what happens during a heart attack. Next, the American Heart Association takes you through every stage of treatment in the hospital, including which medications and other methods of treatment your doctor is likely to use.

After addressing your most immediate concerns, this guide also helps you with the critical long-term decisions that will have the most bearing on your future health:

From the Inside Flap

ck is a dramatic, defining moment for everyone who experiences it. You may have trouble coming to terms with what happened, and of course you're worried that you might have another attack. You may not understand just what lies ahead. Here, in clear, straightforward language, the American Heart Association gives you answers to the many questions you have about your own health--or that of someone you love.<br><br>This reassuring and indispensable guide covers every aspect of a heart attack and its aftermath in understandable language. First, you will learn the warning signs to watch for and find out just what happens during a heart attack. Next, the American Heart Association takes you through every stage of treatment in the hospital, including which medications and other methods of treatment your doctor is likely to use.<br><br>After addressing your most immediate concerns, this guide also helps you with the critical long-term decisions that will have the most bearing on your future health:

Edition details

• Publisher: Times Books
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0812924088
• ISBN 13: 9780812924084
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 300