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Texas Heart Institute Heart Owner's Handbook
Wiley 0471044202 / 9780471044208 PAPERBACK New
0471044202 0471044202 ISBN: 0471044202 Softcover, 396 pages. VG. Light wear, otherwise A Very Nice Umarked Copy! John Wiley & Sons, 1996. Health, Mind & Body, Health Issues, Heart Disease. Editorial Reviews: From Publishers Weekly Thorough and accessible, this manual from the prestigious Texas Heart Institute answers just about every question asked by the curious heart owner-male or female, young or old, healthy or hospitalized. Further, readers are invited to call the institute's free 800 number with queries. From the foreword, by Cooley, the institute's founder and surgeon-in-chief, to the user-friendly glossary, the tone is authoritative and encouraging. The handbook format-short chapters, prominent headings, tables and lots of lists-allows easy browsing. Focusing at first on prevention, the text opens with a do-it-yourself at-risk analysis. Advice on reducing risk through lifestyle changes is pretty standard and includes specific programs for lowering dietary fat and blood cholesterol and programs for physical fitness, quitting smoking and for weight and stress management. The book's final section, which shifts from prevention to treatment, focuses on understanding the cardiovascular system, heart disease symptoms, diagnostic techniques and surgical options. An annotated resource directory is included. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal The staff of the Texas Heart Institute has organized this book around a ''good health triangle'': getting the best available information on how lifestyle affects the heart; following an informed plan of heart-health risk control; and ensuring that proper medical care is sought as soon and as often as needed. Methods of evaluating personal risk factors and management techniques for each are given. Heart-smart personal programs including diet, exercise, stress management, alcohol use, and abstinence from smoking and drugs are described. The cardiovascular system is explained, and information about the more common diseases is aired. A glossary and an appendix of resources for more information are included. While not as good as the Yale University School of Medicine Heart Book (LJ 3/1/92), this is comparable to Harvey Simon's Conquering Heart Disease (LJ 9/1/94) and is an excellent resource.?Janet M. Schneider, James A. Haley Veterans Hosp., Tampa, Fla. Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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