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.

About this title

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.

Reviews

The top two cardiac units in the country duke it out on the bookshelves with these consumer health titles. The Mayo Clinic has revised its 1993 guide to heart disease, including updated statistics and some new information, particularly on nutrition (butter vs. margarine, phen-fen, the need to eat more soy), but most of the information is essentially the same as in the first edition. There's nothing in here that you haven't seen in countless other health books, but it is presented well, and the explanations of different types of heart surgery are top-rate. The Cleveland Clinic Heart Book is also a compilation effort by various staff members. Quite similar to the Mayo book, it, too, includes chapters on how the heart works, different types of heart disease, and heart-healthy living. It contains a nice section on medications, including generic and brand names, their uses, and side effects--but then, so does the Mayo book. Both books also have sections on emergencies and CPR, but don't look for alternative therapies. It's hard to imagine two books that are more similar. Basically, they cover exactly the same subject and do it well. Normally, you would only need one or the other, and if you have to choose one, take the Mayo book for its nicer layout and prettier pictures. But most libraries will want both to meet patron requests. As reputable sources of information on standard medical treatment, these two books can't be beat.
-Elizabeth A. Williams, Houston Acad. of Medicine-Texas Medical Ctr. Lib.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

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