Cleveland Clinic Heart Book: The Definitive Guide for the Entire Family from the Nation's Leading Heart Center - Hardcover

Topol, Eric; Cleveland Clinic; Eisner, Michael D.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786864958 ISBN 13: 9780786864959

Publisher: Hyperion, 2000

Synopsis

The Cleveland Clinic Heart Book provides a modern view of heart health care for all ages, including invaluable information on numerous diseases and conditions along with their diagnoses; plus current standards of practice as well as up-to-the-minute surgical procedures. The Cleveland Clinic Heart Book has heart health tips for the entire family.

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Review

"People with nearly every form of heart disease today have options--viable and excellent options to return them to a more functional lifestyle, if not a full recovery," writes Eric J. Topol, M.D., Chairman of the Department of Cardiology at the Cleveland Clinic. For five years, the Cleveland Clinic has been ranked first in the United States for cardiology and heart surgery by U.S. News and World Report. Now experts from this top heart clinic share authoritative information about the heart and circulatory system, heart health, heart disease, heart attacks, strokes, congenital heart disease, procedures, medications, and rehabilitation after heart surgery. This is no superficial treatment of the topic, nor is it a repeat of what you've read in other books. For example, the Cleveland Clinic goes farther than the American Heart Association in recommending a diet keeping fat calories to 15 to 25 percent of total calories (the AHA recommends 30 percent), especially if you have a genetic predisposition to heart disease.

The Cleveland Clinic Heart Book translates a substantial amount of medical information to a layperson's language and comprehension level. Be prepared to study rather than skim this book, which demystifies diagnostic and treatment procedures with clear, detailed descriptions and illustrations. The "Emergency Response" chapter could be a lifesaver. If your doctor doesn't have time to explain everything to you (and what doctor does, these days?), this book will be an invaluable guide. --Joan Price

About the Author

THE CLEVELAND CLINIC is world-renowned in all fields of medicine and a national leader in research and medical education. Currently, the Cleveland Clinic has more than 95 ongoing trials and studies at any given time, and employs over 1,000 full-time physicians and scientists. The Cleveland Clinic has locations in Cleveland, Ohio, Ft. Lauderdale, and Naples, Florida. An internationally recognized cardiologist, Eric J. Topol, M.D. is chairman of the Department of Cardiology and professor of medicine at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He is the author of more than 600 original publications and was listed in both Good Housekeeping and American Health magazine as one of "the country's best (heart) doctors." Michael D. Eisner is chairman and chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Company.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hyperion
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0786864958
• ISBN 13: 9780786864959
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400