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"From a leading internal medicine doctor on the front lines of cardiac research, comes a heart disease program designed exclusively for a woman's body, targeting the number one killer of women"-- Provided by publisher. "Heart disease remains the number one killer of women, with one in four receiving a diagnosis in her lifetime. And the problem is only getting worse. Mark Menolascino, MD, has been on the front lines of cardiac research for most of...

A simple explanation of the structure of the heart and how it works.

Provides practical guidance for reducing cholesterol to prevent heart disease, covering such topics as walking; eating healthily; niacin and other supplements; blocking the cholesterol in such foods as eggs; and emotional health.

Dr. Jace Rawlings' open-heart surgery patients hover between life and death. But the messages they bring back following their near-death experiences predict the deaths of people around him and point a finger of suspicion straight at him. Facing a firestorm of controversy and danger, Dr. Rawlings had come to Kenya to establish a heart-surgery program for the poor, but the turmoil of political intrigue and spiritual warfare will put his marriage, career,...

Jenna is given another shot at life when she receives a donor heart from a girl called Callie. Eternally grateful to Callie and her family, Jenna gets closer to them, but she soon discovers that Callie's perfect family is hiding some very dark secrets....

Demonstrates how a person with coronary disease can improve their health. As part of our cardiovascular series, it is designed to comply with the Joint Commission standards for education of patients and family.

If you have coronary heart disease, this book could save your life. Coronary heart disease (CHD) takes the lives of 2,000 Americans every day. But you don't have to be one of them. If you or a loved one have been diagnosed with CHD or suffered a heart attack, there a still ways to live a long, heart-healthy life. Be Heart Smart shows you how. In this definitive guide to CHD, cardiologist Waqar Khan, MD, MPH, answers your questions and gives you easy-to-follow...

"Life's too short to play it safe... Since her sister's death from the same heart condition she has, twenty-year-old Paisley Donovan has been treated like glass by everyone but flight school student LT Jagger Bateman. He's wickedly hot, reckless, and perfect for a girl looking to live life to the fullest. Except that Paisley is the commanding general's daughter, and can't guarantee that she'll live to see him graduate..." -- author's website.

"In The Beating Heart, Robin Choudhury explores how the heart has been represented over time and across cultures. He investigates the interplay between the heart depictions of successive eras and the prevailing cultural discourse - religious, social, philosophical - of each. In parallel, he considers how the 'scientific' understanding of the function of the heart has unfolded over 2,500 years, from the observations of Aristotle, through detailed anatomical...

Beginning with assessing risk and covering diet, exercise, stress relief, medications and procedures, this book is a complete guide to the lifestyle changes that can make a life-or-death difference. Medically up-to-date and easy to implement, it's a program that will help every reader increase the odds of living longer.