Living Well with Heart Failure, the Misnamed, Misunderstood Condition - Couverture souple

Kasper, Edward K. K.

 
9780801894237: Living Well with Heart Failure, the Misnamed, Misunderstood Condition
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0801894239 ISBN 13 : 9780801894237
Editeur : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Heart failure—the expression alone is scary. The idea that the blood-pumping organ in our chest can struggle, stutter, or suddenly stop is deeply disconcerting. But for those who get the diagnosis, the future is not necessarily bleak. With the right treatments and a healthy lifestyle that includes exercise and good nutrition, many people with heart failure can improve their condition and live well.

Heart failure expert Edward K. Kasper, M.D., teams with journalist—and survivor—Mary Knudson to give readers an honest account of this misunderstood condition. The authors explain the complex science of heart failure and look critically at the care available.

Living Well with Heart Failure, the Misnamed, Misunderstood Condition will help readers understand:
• The causes of the condition
• Normal and abnormal heart rhythms
• How to recognize symptoms and when to seek treatment
• Which diagnostic tests to expect
• The best treatments for different types of heart failure
• How pacemakers work
• The advantages and disadvantages of implantable cardioverter defibrillators
• How to be safer in a hospital
• What exercises result in increased heart, leg, arm, and core body strength
• What foods to eat and what to avoid

Informed by the shared knowledge of doctor and patient, those diagnosed with heart failure and their loved ones will learn how to effectively manage the condition in this comprehensive and compassionate guide.

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À propos des auteurs

Edward K. Kasper, M.D., is the E. Cowles Andrus Professor in Cardiology and Director of Clinical Cardiology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Mary Knudson is a national award-winning medical writer and editor. She was diagnosed with heart failure in 2003 and got well.

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Éditeur
Johns Hopkins University Press
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0801894239
ISBN 13 
9780801894237
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
280
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780801894220: Living Well With Heart Failure, the Misnamed, Misunderstood Condition

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ISBN 10 :  0801894220 ISBN 13 :  9780801894220
Editeur : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010
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