Living with Coronary Disease

This book will help people of all ages understand what coronary heart disease is and what can be done to prevent it, or at least, delay it for as long as possible. Highly accessible, and written by two experienced heart doctors, this book will help to dispel the natural fears of the condition and allow readers to take control of their health and future. This handy guide offers:
-Details on all the risk factors predisposing to heart disease
-Practical explanations of what is happening to your heart
-Explanations of all the tests a patient with heart disease may need
-Information on how to go about reducing your risk
-Advice to dispel people s natural fear of the condition
-Guidance on how people can be more in control of their health
It presents heart disease in simple, direct language to help individuals understand a highly technical and complex subject. We are all more likely to die from a heart attack or a stroke than from any other condition.
You should read this book if you are:
A smoker
Overweight
Under stress
The media are full of terms like angina, heart failure, coronary artery disease, thrombosis, but what do these mean to you? Gerry Coghlan and Clive Handler are experienced heart doctors who have written this book for people who have or might get coronary heart disease.
This handy little book contains:
Details on all the risk factors predisposing to heart disease
Practical explanations of what is happening to your heart
Explanations of all the tests a patient with heart disease may need
Information on how to go about reducing your risk
Advice to dispel people s natural fear of the condition
Guidance on how people can be more in control of their health
Simple, direct language to simplify a highly technical and complex subject