tailieunhanh - Ebook Yale university school of medicine - Heart book: Part 1

Part 1 book presents the following contents: The heart and circulation, what can go wrong, cardiovascular risk factors, the role of cholesterol, smoking, alcohol and drugs, exercise, stress, behavior and heart disease, heart disease symptoms,. | YALE UNIVERSITY HEART BOOK MEDICAL EDITORS Barry L. Zaret . Robert W. Berliner Professor of Medicine Professor of Diagnostic Radiology Chief Section of Cardiovascular Medicine Yale University School of Medicine Marvin Moser . Clinical Professor of Medicine Yale University School of Medicine Lawrence S. Cohen . Ebenezer K. Hunt Professor of Medicine Yale University School of Medicine EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Genell J. Subak-Sharpe . MANAGING EDITOR Diane M. Goetz ILLUSTRATIONS Briar Lee Mitchell HEARST BOOKS New York This book is based on current medical research knowledge and understanding and to the best of the editors ability the material is accurate and valid. Even so any individual reader should not use the information to alter a prescribed regimen or in any form of self-treatment without first seeking the advice of his or her personal physician. The editors do not bear any responsibility or liability for the information or for any uses to which it may be put. The following are reproduced with permission From the American Heart Association From Risk Factor Prediction Kit 1990 P. 26 Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factor Prediction ChartFramingham Heart Study From 1991 Heart and Stroke Facts 1990 P. 27 Danger of Heart Attack by Risk Factors Present P. 34 Age-Adjusted Death Rates for Major Cardiovascular Diseases P. 145 What You Can Do Heart Attack-Signals and Actions P. 238 Estimated Annual Number of Americans by Age and Sex Experiencing Heart Attack P. 272 Estimated Percent of Population with Hypertension by Race and Sex . Adults Age 18-74 From Cardiovascular and Risk Factor Evaluation of Healthy American Adults 1987 P. 33 The American Heart Association s Recommendations for Periodic Health Examinations From Silent Epidemic The Truth About Women and Heart Disease 1989 P. 238 The American Heart Association s Check-up Checklist for Women Items to Discuss with a Doctor Copyright American Heart Association. The American Cancer Society Inc Adapted from 7-Day .