| The Women's Concise Guide to a Healthier Heart Contributor(s): Carlson, Karen J. (Author), Eisenstat, Stephanie A. (Author), Ziporyn, Terra (Author) |
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ISBN: 067495484X ISBN-13: 9780674954847 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $30.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1997 Annotation: The #1 killer of women in this country, heart disease takes the lives of half a million women every year. This book brings the risks and realities of cardiovascular disease in women into focus, clarifying the differences in the disease between men and women and taking a look at its causes, treatment, and prevention. 20 illustrations. 2 tables. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Women's Health - General - Medical | Cardiology |
| Dewey: 616.120 |
| LCCN: 97017310 |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 5.53" W x 8.72" (0.30 lbs) 144 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the authors of The Harvard Guide to Women's Health Heart disease is the number one killer of women in this country. Every year half a million American women die of heart problems--and another 2.5 million are hospitalized for heart disease. This book brings the risks and realities of cardiovascular disease for women into clear focus. Where previous books have concentrated on men, The Women's Concise Guide to a Healthier Heart recognizes and clarifies the significant differences between men and women in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac conditions. The book lays out in plain English all that we currently know about preventing, recognizing, and living with a heart problem. Does an aspirin a day prevent heart disease in women? Does moderate alcohol consumption help or hurt? What about weight gain in middle age? Estrogen replacement therapy? These are the kinds of everyday, life-and-death questions that are addressed specifically for women in this concise guide. It considers questions of cholesterol and diabetes, stress and depression, diet and smoking. It explores diagnostic procedures and surgeries and explains their differing reliability and benefits for women and men. Helpfully illustrated and easy to use, clear and comprehensive on every heart problem and related symptom and behavior, this book is the best resource for any woman wishing to understand the health and workings of her heart. |
Contributor Bio(s): Eisenstat, Stephanie A.: - Stephanie A. Eisenstat, M.D., is an internist with Women's Health Associates at Massachusetts General Hospital and Assistant Professor of Medicine and Scholar at The Academy, Harvard Medical School. She directs a course for physicians in training, Trauma and Injury Control, and is coeditor, with Dr. Karen Carlson, of Primary Care of Women, one of the first medical textbooks devoted to the emerging specialty of women's primary care.Carlson, Karen J.: - Karen J. Carlson, M.D., is a pioneer in the field of primary care for women. She founded Women's Health Associates at Massachusetts General Hospital and is currently Director of this innovative center, which has been widely emulated in other medical centers throughout the country. Dr. Carlson is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Her research and academic publications focus on hysterectomy, ovarian cancer screening, and communication between doctors and patients. She lectures frequently to thousands of physicians in continuing education courses at Harvard and other major medical schools.Ziporyn, Terra: - Terra Ziporyn, Ph.D., is a historian of science and medicine, a medical journalist, and a former associate editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association. The author of numerous books, including Nameless Diseases, she has written widely about topics in women's health, including heart disease, behavioral health, autoimmune disorders, and alternative medicine. |