Heart Care for Life: Developing the Program That Works Best for You

by Genell J. Subak-Sharpe and Barry L. Zaret

Book Overview

More than 70 million Americans have some form of heart disease. For each of them, obtaining accurate information about the disease and the many options for dealing with it can be both empowering and life saving. In this book, cardiologist Dr. Barry L. Zaret and Genell Subak-Sharpe offer up-to-date facts about the best treatments available and an innovative approach that shows how treatment programs can be tailored to meet the needs of each unique...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300122594
• ISBN13: 9780300122596
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

A Great Primary Source

What a great source of information for people who already suffer from heart disease and those who would like to avoid or postpone it. In one easy-to-read volume the authors have laid out a case for why everyone should be concerned about their heart health, and then, chapter-by-chapter, explain what can be done. The "Lifestyle and Heart Health" section condenses a lot of common knowledge into one location, while the sections on tests, treatments and recent developments explain, in easy-to-understand terms, a lot that baffle the layman. As a woman with heart disease, I also found the section on "Populations with Special Concerns," a great help. If you're only going to buy one book on heart disease, this should be it.