Heart Disease: What it is and How it's Treated

by WALLWORK (Author)

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  Paperback
  1987

  $7.19

  In simple terms the authors describe the structure and function of the heart, the ways it may go wrong and how the symptoms can be recognised. They deal with questions doctors may not have time to answer and clarify options open to patients. What happens in a heart attack? How does a patient feel? When can he return to exercise, sex and work? What are the chances for short- and long-term survival? The latest techniques for treating heart disease are also explained - transplants, mechanical hearts, thrombolysis, cardioversion and the smart pacemaker, as are the drugs used to treat the disease, their intended and unintended effects.