Cardiovascular diseases and disorders sourcebook
Contributors: Judd, Sandra J.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Series: Health reference series; Health reference series (Unnumbered)
Publisher: Omnigraphics
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Detroit, MI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 713
Subjects: Heart -- Diseases -- Popular works
Genres: Popular works.
Description: "Provides basic consumer health information about heart health, managing risk factors, and treatments for heart and vascular diseases and disorders. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources."--Provided by publisher.
Notes: basic consumer health information about heart and vascular diseases and disorders, such as angina, heart attacks, arrhythmias, cardiomyopathy, valve disease, atherosclerosis, and aneurysms, with information about managing cardiovascular risk factors and maintaining heart health, medications and procedures used to treat cardiovascular disorders, and concerns of special significance to women ; along with reports on current research initiatives, a glossary of related medical terms, and a directory of sources for further help and information / edited by Sandra J. Judd.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: How the heart works; title: Heart disease and stroke statistics; title: Risk factors for cardiovascular disease; title: Blood tests can help determine risk of coronary artery disease; title: Genetics of coronary artery disease; title: Aging and the heart; title: Stress and heart disease; title: Smoking and cardiovascular diseases; title: Metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risks; title: The heart and the thyroid gland; title: Depression and heart disease; title: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) : you can do it; title: Automatic external defibrillators (AEDs); title: How to keep your heart healthy; title: Eating for a healthy heart; title: High blood cholesterol : what you need to know; title: Understanding cholesterol and fat; title: Fish oil and heart health; title: If you have high blood pressure; title: Heart health for people with diabetes; title: Physical activity fundamental in preventing obesity and cardiovascular disease; title: Young adult fitness protects heart health in middle age; title: What you should know before using aspirin to lower cardiovascular risks; title: Cardiac rehabilitation; title: Information about sexual activity for heart patients; title: Facts about coronary heart disease; title: Angina; title: Heart attack; title: Sudden cardiac death; title: Silent ischemia; title: Arrhythmias; title: Heart failure; title: Cardiomyopathy; title: Valvular disease; title: Congenital heart defects; title: Patent foramen ovale (PFO); title: Rheumatic heart disease; title: Bacterial endocarditis; title: Pericarditis; title: Atherosclerosis; title: Stroke; title: Brain aneurysms; title: Abdominal aortic aneurysm; title: Peripheral arterial disease and claudication; title: Critical limb ischemia; title: Raynaud's phenomenon; title: What you need to know about vasculitis; title: Diseases of the veins; title: Pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis; title: Varicose veins and spider veins; title: Diagnosing heart disease; title: Blood tests used in the diagnosis and management of heart disease; title: Exercise stress testing; title: Echocardiograms; title: Electrocardiograms (EKG; ECG); title: Computer imaging and tomography used in the diagnosis and management of cardiovascular diseases; title: What you need to know about your angiography test; title: Cardiac catheterization; title: Nuclear ventriculography; title: Treating heart disease; title: Cholesterol-lowering medicines; title: Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors; title: Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs); title: Are ARBs better than ACE inhibitors?; title: Anticoagulation medications; title: Beta-adrenergic blockers; title: Calcium channel blockers; title: Digoxin; title: Nitroglycerin; title: Questions and answers about carotid endarterectomy; title: Angioplasty and stenting procedures; title: Cardiac ablation; title: Electrical cardioversion; title: Cardiac pacemakers, ventricular assist devices, and cardiac resynchronization; title: Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs); title: Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG); title: Valve replacement and repair; title: Other types of corrective heart surgery; title: Facts about heart and heart-lung transplants; title: Total artificial heart; title: Facts about women and heart disease; title: Effects of heart disease on childbearing; title: Birth control pill linked to heart disease protein; title: Hormone therapy and coronary heart disease; title: Research on women and heart disease; title: New marker linked with heart disease in women; title: Homocysteine : the new "Bad Boy" of vascular diseases; title: C-reactive protein as a predictor of cardiovascular disease; title: Can vitamin E supplements help prevent cardiovascular disease?; title: Does garlic have an effect on cardiovascular risks and disease?; title: Study finds possible new indicator of heart disease risk; title: Is there an association between periodontal disease and cardiovascular disease?; title: Treadmill testing, EKG, and CT scans not recommended for screening patients at low risk for heart disease; title: "Polypill" and heart disease prevention; title: Light-to-moderate drinking may reduce heart disease risk in men; title: A plan to prevent brain damage after cardiac arrest; title: Recent research on stroke; title: Trial of EDTA chelation therapy for coronary artery disease; title: Cellular therapy : potential treatment for heart disease; title: Glossary of cardiovascular terms; title: Cookbooks for cardiovascular health; title: Directory of resources for cardiovascular patients.