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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.123706
EAN num: 9781578261420
ISBN number: 1578261422
Label: Hatherleigh Press
Manufacturer: Hatherleigh Press
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 296
Printing Date: May 01, 2004
Publishing house: Hatherleigh Press
Release Date: July 22, 2004
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The Cardiac Recovery Handbook is the very first book to cover all aspects of cardiac recovery.
How long will I be in the hospital?
What are the sideaffects of the medications I'm taking?
What kind of exercise do I need?
Do I need to give up all my favorite foods?
Why do I feel depressed?
When can I have sex again?
How can I prevent a second heart attack?
The Cardiac Recovery Handbook answers all of these questions and many more, providing a reassuring resource through the complexities and confusion surrounding heart disease. A groundbreaking book from Dr. Paul Kligfield, one of the nation's top cardiologists, and Michelle D. Seaton, here is your complete guide to life after heart attack or heart surgery.
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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.
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Gave this to my friend after he had a heart attack. They said it came in handy.
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great information to help the patient and the family understand the process, recovery, and common fears and reservations.
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