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Angina and heart attack [E-Book]

By: Series: Facts (Oxford, England)Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford Univ Press, 2012.Description: 1 online resource (vii, 109 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780191628702
  • 0191628700
  • 1283581434
  • 9781283581431
Subject(s): NLM classification:
  • WG 113
Online resources:
Contents:
What is angina and what is a heart attack? / Simone Waddison and Dionne Parsley -- What are the causes of ischaemic heart disease? / Andrew Hartland -- Symptoms of angina and a heart attack? / Phil Jevon -- What are the investigations for angina? / Phil Jevon and Emma Simkiss -- Treatment for angina / Fraz Umar -- Living with angina / Phil Jevon -- Treatment of a heart attack -- Cardiac rehabilitation: recovering from a heart attack / Phil Jevon -- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation / Phil Jevon -- Further inforamtion on angina and heart attacks.
Summary: "Simple steps can be taken to help prevent angina getting worse, thus reducing the risk of a heart attack. The book helps patients and their families to understand the causes and risk factors for both angina and heart attacks, and it contains step-by-step, illustrated guidance on what to do if someone you know falls ill, including the recognition of symptoms and resuscitation, which can increase the chances of both an early admission to hospital and a favourable survival prognosis."--Back book cover
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Includes index.

What is angina and what is a heart attack? / Simone Waddison and Dionne Parsley -- What are the causes of ischaemic heart disease? / Andrew Hartland -- Symptoms of angina and a heart attack? / Phil Jevon -- What are the investigations for angina? / Phil Jevon and Emma Simkiss -- Treatment for angina / Fraz Umar -- Living with angina / Phil Jevon -- Treatment of a heart attack -- Cardiac rehabilitation: recovering from a heart attack / Phil Jevon -- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation / Phil Jevon -- Further inforamtion on angina and heart attacks.

"Simple steps can be taken to help prevent angina getting worse, thus reducing the risk of a heart attack. The book helps patients and their families to understand the causes and risk factors for both angina and heart attacks, and it contains step-by-step, illustrated guidance on what to do if someone you know falls ill, including the recognition of symptoms and resuscitation, which can increase the chances of both an early admission to hospital and a favourable survival prognosis."--Back book cover

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WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650

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