Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
1. What Is Coronary Heart Disease?
2. How Did This Happen?
3. What Is a Heart Attack?
4. Did I Do Something to Cause This?
5. How Do I Know If I Have Coronary Heart Disease?
6. What Are All These Medications For?
7. When Does Balloon Surgery Help?
8. When Is Surgery the Best Treatment?
9. Living with Coronary Heart Disease
Index

About the Author

Jerome E. Granato, M.D., F.A.C.C., is medical director of the coronary care unit at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the Council on Clinical Cardiology at the American Heart Association.

Reviews

This book is excellent at explaining the causes of heart disease and the science behind diagnosis and treatment. Library Journal Covers every treatment option available, and includes illustrations and graphs to help the information sink in. Pittsburgh Magazine [Living with Coronary Heart Disease] offers a solid background to educate those who experience heart disease... you can keep yourself fully informed with this book. -- David Keeber Sedona Red Rock News I recommend this book as a valuable insight into the coronary heart disease process. -- Jane Bridges Nursing Standard

This book is excellent at explaining the causes of heart disease and the science behind diagnosis and treatment. Library Journal Covers every treatment option available, and includes illustrations and graphs to help the information sink in. Pittsburgh Magazine [Living with Coronary Heart Disease] offers a solid background to educate those who experience heart disease... you can keep yourself fully informed with this book. -- David Keeber Sedona Red Rock News I recommend this book as a valuable insight into the coronary heart disease process. -- Jane Bridges Nursing Standard