Heartbook : [electronic resource] a guide to prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases / American Heart Association ; illus. by Ilil Arbel.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Summary language: English Publication details: New York : Dutton, c1980.Edition: 1st edDescription: xiv, 370 p. : ill. ; 29 cmISBN:- 0525930566
- 9780525930563
- 616.1
- RC672 .A44 1980
- WG 113
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.
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."
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