Heartbook : a guide to prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases / 6
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American Heart Association ; illus. by Ilil Arbel.
- 1st ed.
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- xiv, 370 p. : ill. 29 cm.
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Includes index.
Risk factors and cardiovascular disease -- Hazards of smoking -- Diet and nutrition -- Exercise -- Living with cardiovascular disease -- Cardiac emergencies -- The annual checkup -- How the heart functions -- Symptoms of cardiovascular disease -- Hypertension -- Coronary artery disease -- Arrhythmias -- Congestive heart failure -- Peripheral arterial disease -- Peripheral venous disease -- Congenital heart defects -- Rheumatic fever -- Heart valve disease -- Stroke -- Cardiovascular surgery -- Cardiovascular drugs -- Other forms of heart diease -- Pregnancy and the cardiovascular system -- Behavioral risk factors.
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Includes material about personal risk factors, stroke, hypertension, diet and nutrition, cholesterol, smoking (and how to stop), surgery, drugs, emergency treatment, exercise, and how to live with heart disease.