Items related to Coronary Heart Disease 2007: Johns Hopkins White Papers
If your physician has diagnosed you with coronary heart disease (CHD), also called coronary artery disease, you are not alone-some 13.2 million Americans suffer from this health problem. CHD is diagnosed when your coronary arteries-the arteries that carry blood to the heart-become narrowed by the buildup of deposits called plaques within the artery walls. This process, known as atherosclerosis, impairs the ability of the body to pump enough blood through the coronary arteries to provide adequate oxygen and nutrients to the heart. Even worse, formation of a blood clot on top of a plaque can cause a fatal heart attack. CHD is the number one cause of death in both men and women in the United States. It is responsible for about one in five deaths, and it can lead to serious complications, including angina, heart attacks, heart failure, and arrhythmias.
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About the Author:
Gary Gerstenblith, M.D., received his B.A. from New York University and his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He performed his internship and residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and received his cardiology training at the National Institutes of Health and the University of Miami School of Medicine. He is Professor of Medicine, Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and is on the full-time staff at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D., received his M.D. and Ph.D. from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and performed his internship and residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He is currently Professor of Medicine and Biological Chemistry at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and medical editor of The Johns Hopkins Medical Letter: Health After 50. He has served on various committees for the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, including the National Diabetes Advisory Board and the Arteriosclerosis Specialized Centers of Research Review Committees. In addition, he has acted as a member of the Endocrinology and Metabolism Panel of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. A former weekly columnist for The Baltimore Sun, Dr. Margolis lectures regularly to medical students, physicians, and the general public on a wide variety of topics, such as the prevention of coronary heart disease, the control of cholesterol levels, the treatment of diabetes, and the use of alternative medicine.
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- PublisherJohns Hopkins Medicine
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 1933087439
- ISBN 13 9781933087436
- BindingPerfect Paperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages88
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