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4th ed Heart Health

4th ed Heart Health

Graham Jackson

(2013)

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Abstract

Heart disease can brutally interrupt our happiness and enjoyment of life; coronary heart disease remains the single most common cause of premature death in the UK. In Heart Health, expert cardiologist Dr Graham Jackson takes the reader on a voyage of discovery and explanation in his clearly written and good-humoured text, which explains what heart disease is all about.

This book includes advice on healthy living, giving up smoking, HRT, sex & relationships and much more. This book is all about you and your heart: how to keep your heart healthy, or - if it has been affected by heart disease in some way - how to make it as strong as possible.


Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Contents vii
Acknowledgements xii
Foreword by Ronnie Corbett OBE xiii
Preface to the fourth edition xv
Introduction xvii
1 | How your heart works 1
ANATOMY OF THE HEART 2
HOW YOUR HEART WORKS 7
WHAT CAN GO WRONG WITH MY HEART? 9
2 | Coronary heart disease 12
RISKS OF SMOKING 14
RISKS OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE 29
RISKS OF HIGH CHOLESTEROL LEVELS 53
OTHER RISK FACTORS FOR CORONARY HEART DISEASE 66
WOMEN AND CORONARY HEART DISEASE 73
3 | Angina 81
SYMPTOMS 82
TESTS 87
TREATMENT 99
OTHER TREATMENTS FOR ANGINA 137
4 | Heart attacks 144
SYMPTOMS 146
HEART ATTACK – THE EVENT 149
RECOVERY PERIOD 154
EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS AFTER A HEART ATTACK 158
TREATMENT 160
HELPING YOURSELF 163
5 | Heart failure 169
CAUSES 170
SYMPTOMS 173
TESTS 176
TREATMENT 180
6 | Palpitations 192
TYPES OF PALPITATIONS 193
SELF-HELP 196
TESTS 199
TREATMENT 202
ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 204
OTHER ABNORMAL HEARTBEATS 210
BLACKOUTS 216
7 | Valve disease 218
CAUSES 219
SYMPTOMS 220
TESTS 220
TREATMENT 221
INFECTION 224
8 | Sex and the heart 226
QUESTIONS YOU MAY FIND DIFFICULT TO ASK YOUR DOCTOR 227
9 | Diet 241
FOOD TYPES AND EATING HEALTHILY 242
LOSING WEIGHT 266
10 | Exercise 281
WHY BOTHER? 281
HOW MUCH? 287
SAFETY 288
CHOOSING YOUR EXERCISE 290
| Glossary 297
| Appendix 1 305
PRACTISING WHAT I PREACH 305
| Appendix 2 Useful addresses and websites 307
| Appendix 3 Useful publications 316
| Appendix 4 Guideline desirable weight in adults 318
| Index 320