- Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: Addicus Books (22 Jun 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1886039585
- ISBN-13: 978-1886039582
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 17.8 x 1.3 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,150,821 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Many books on heart disease focus on prevention; this book is for those who have already been diagnosed with coronary heart disease (CHD). This resource details the basics of diagnosing and treating CHD and highlights the benefits of various medical treatments and lifestyle changes. It focuses on informing heart disease sufferers of their options for reducing risk and improving their health. Topics discussed include the risks and symptoms of heart disease, how the heart functions, the cholesterol-CHD connection, women and heart disease, and diagnosing and medicating CHD. Also addressed are surgical options and lifestyle and alternative treatments.
About the Author
Barry M. Cohen, MD, is a senior interventional cardiologist at Morristown Memorial Hospital, in Morristown, NJ. He is the principal investigator of numerous clinical studies related to the heart and its circulation, and has been a pioneer in bringing new technologies to patients. Dr. Cohen trained in cardiology at the Mount Sinai Medical Center, in NYC; and in interventional cardiology at UCSD, in San Diego, CA.
He is a past President the New Jersey Society of Interventional Cardiology, and a fellow in the American College of Cardiology, the Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions, and the Royal College of Physicians
and Surgeons of Canada. Dr. Cohen has authored and co-authored numerous scientific articles. Originally from Canada, he practices "Associates in Cardiovascular Disease" (AICD) in Springfield, NJ.
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A longevity pill!!, 9 Nov 2002
By Robin - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Coronary Heart Disease: A Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment (Paperback)
This book is great!! It is written to be read -- not full of jargon or complicated medical terms -- and the suggestions for prevention and heart care are really helpful and can actually be incorporated into every day life. I strongly recommend this book for anyone who has or has had a family member with heart issues (and who hasn't???)
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Comprehensive and Readable, 30 Jun 2007
By Anita Gottschalk - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Coronary Heart Disease: A Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment (Addicus Nonfiction Books) (Paperback)
My introduction to Barry Cohen was the Friday after I was diagnosed with CHD. As a woman who has taken good care of herself - eating right and exercising - I was shocked when a high score on a cononary calcium scoring test deposited me into the heart of a disease that only others had. I was in the 75th percentile - that's bad! The calcium burden was in my LAD. I needed infomation - more than offered on the internet and more than my present doctor had time to offer me. Dr. Cohen was recommended to me by a cardiologist who is a family friend. After consulting with him, I bought his book.
In this book, Dr. Cohen and Bobbie Hasselbring have presented a concise, readable, and informative block of information a newly diagnosed patient needs. Step by step they take you through the understanding, risk factors, symptoms (in my case, none) of heart disease. There is a chapter on WOMEN! written with an understanding not often experienced. The chapter covers how we present differently from men, our higher death rates than men, hormone replacement and many risk factors. There is a glossary so that we can better understand our doctor during consultations. This is a book I will read and reread. For those of us who want information - this is the ticket! The information in Coronary Heart Disease empowers us. Dr. Cohen was named one of the best cardiologists in New Jersey, 2007. After you read his book, you will know why. The information about medications, medical procedures, treatment and lifestyle changes gives both the patient and the family the tools needed to be more pro-active and powerful when facing CHD. Thank you for writing this book for humanity.
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Use this book as a resource in cardiac care, 1 Oct 2003
By Wayne Hayes - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Coronary Heart Disease: A Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment (Paperback)
I have a shelf of books on cardiac care but when I realized that I would be taken to a hospital with angina, I took this book, and only this book, along for the ride. Hospitalized and awaiting treatment, I digested the 186 page book cover to cover. "Coronary Heart Disease" provides a lucid explanation of diagnosis and treatment aimed at a lay audience. While I might use a big book for coverage of a specific topic, for a coherent, readable, up to date synopsis, this compact book is the companion I bring along.
Web authors use the term "information architecture" to convey the sense of the big picture hidden within complex structures and "chunking" to indicate the intelligible presentation of the information. So it is here. The design of this book gives the reader the orientation and the content needed to grasp coronary heart disease quickly and accurately. The handy glossary and appended list of resources provide supplemental tools for the reader.
Thus, the authors have achieved their goal: This clearly written and well organized book by Dr. Cohen and Ms. Hasselbring empowers the patient to partner with the cardiologist in the delivery of care. This is a book that you can, and should, use.
I promised Dr. Cohen that I would put his book to use. After he operated on me twice within the span of a year, we both know that there must be a better way. Dr. Cohen and Ms. Hasselbring have charted the course. The rest is in my hands, which is the point of "Coronary Heart Disease."
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