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Living Well with Heart Failure, the Misnamed, Misunderstood Condition
Edward K. Kasper
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Description for Living Well with Heart Failure, the Misnamed, Misunderstood Condition
Hardback. Explains the science of heart failure. This book helps those with the disease understand the causes of the disease, normal and abnormal heart rhythms, the best treatments for different types of heart failure, the advantages and disadvantages of implantable cardioverter defibrillators, and the foods to be taken. Num Pages: 280 pages, 20, 20 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: VFD; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 518.
Heart failure-the expression alone is scary. The idea that the blood-pumping organ in our chest can struggle, stutter, or suddenly stop is deeply disconcerting. But for those who get the diagnosis, the future is not necessarily bleak. With the right treatments and a healthy lifestyle that includes exercise and good nutrition, many people with heart failure can improve their condition and live well. Heart failure expert Edward K. Kasper, M.D., teams with journalist-and survivor-Mary Knudson to give readers an honest account of this misunderstood condition. The authors explain the complex science of heart failure and look critically at the care ... Read more
Heart failure-the expression alone is scary. The idea that the blood-pumping organ in our chest can struggle, stutter, or suddenly stop is deeply disconcerting. But for those who get the diagnosis, the future is not necessarily bleak. With the right treatments and a healthy lifestyle that includes exercise and good nutrition, many people with heart failure can improve their condition and live well. Heart failure expert Edward K. Kasper, M.D., teams with journalist-and survivor-Mary Knudson to give readers an honest account of this misunderstood condition. The authors explain the complex science of heart failure and look critically at the care ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801894220
SKU
V9780801894220
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About Edward K. Kasper
Edward K. Kasper, M.D., is the E. Cowles Andrus Professor in Cardiology and Director of Clinical Cardiology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Mary Knudson is a national award-winning medical writer and editor. She was diagnosed with heart failure in 2003 and got well.
Reviews for Living Well with Heart Failure, the Misnamed, Misunderstood Condition
A bad ticker doesn't mean a bad life. Living Well with Heart Failure, the Misnamed, Misunderstood Condition is a complete and comprehensive guide to heart failure. Midwest Book Review 2010 A book that will enable people to begin learning the basics of heart failure-its causes, symptoms, treatment, and challenges.
Neil A. Grauer Hopkins Reader 2010
Neil A. Grauer Hopkins Reader 2010