The Sheldon Short Guide to Heart Attacks

This short guide shows how combining drugs and lifestyle changes can help you survive - and prevent - heart attacks. Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a leading cause of death, however, a heart attack isn't a death sentence, thanks to improved treatments and increased awareness. This short, reassuring book shows how combining drugs and lifestyle changes can help you survive - and prevent - heart attacks. Topics include: , *The anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system , *Risk factors for heart attack , *Causes of heart attacks , *Symptoms in men, women, and the elderly , *Why rapid treatment helps you survive , *Prognosis and the prospects of living a normal life , *How you and the doctor can increase the chances of survival