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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 |
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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 |