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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 |