We are all more likely to die from a heart attack or a stroke than from any other condition.
You should read this book if you are:
The media are full of terms like angina, heart failure, coronary artery disease, thrombosis, but what do these mean to you? Gerry Coghlan and Clive Handler are experienced heart doctors who have written this book for people who have or might get coronary heart disease.
This handy little book contains:
- Details on all the risk factors predisposing to heart disease
- Practical explanations of what is happening to your heart
- Explanations of all the tests a patient with heart disease may need
- Information on how to go about reducing your risk
- Advice to dispel people s natural fear of the condition
- Guidance on how people can be more in control of their health
- Simple, direct language to simplify a highly technical and complex subject
About the Author
Dr Clive Handler BSc, MD, MRCP,FACC, FESC is an Honorary Consultant in the National Pulmonary Hypertension Unit at The Royal Free Hospital, London and Consultant Cardiologist at Highgate Hospital, London. He was previously Consultant Cardiologist at Northwick Park and St Mary’s Hospitals, London. He trained at Guy’s Hospital Medical School and at St Luke’s Hospital Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin. His textbook “Cardiology in Primary Care”, was published by Radcliffe Publishing in 2004. He co-edited “Classic Papers in Coronary Angioplasty” with Dr Michael Cleman from Yale University Medical School (Springer) and edited “Guy’s Hospital — 250 years” in 1975. His forthcoming books include “Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Primary Care” and Management of Cardiac Problems in Primary Care” (both written with Dr Gerry Coghlan and published by Radcliffe Publishing) and is co-editor of “Vascular Complications in Human Disease: mechanisms and consequences” (Springer). His has written numerous scientific papers. Dr Gerry Coghlan MD, FRCP is Consultant Cardiologist and Director of the National Pulmonary Hypertension Unit at the Royal Free Hospital. He trained in Dublin and at Harefield and the Royal Free Hospitals. He is an international authority on Pulmonary Hypertension but has wide interests in all aspects of the management of coronary heart disease and angioplasty. He has written several books with Dr Clive Handler as well as scientific papers on pulmonary hypertension and other aspects of cardiology.
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