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A Woman's Guide to Living with Heart Disease
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- Book Synopsis
- The daily challenges of living-and coping-with a chronic and progressive invisible illness.Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women worldwide. Yet most people are still unaware that heart disease is not just a man's problem. Carolyn Thomas, a heart attack survivor herself, is on a mission to educate women about their heart health. Based on her popular Heart Sisters blog, which has attracted more than 10 million views from readers in 190 countries, A Woman's Guide to Living with Heart Disease combines personal experience and medical knowledge to help women learn how to understand and manage a catastrophic diagnosis.In A Woman's Guide to Living with Heart Disease, Thomas explains how to recognize the early signs of a heart attack why women often delay seeking treatment-and how to overcome that impulse the link between pregnancy complications and future heart disease why so many women with heart disease are misdiagnosed-and how to help yourself get an accurate diagnosis the importance of cardiac rehabilitation in lowering mortality risk what to expect during your recovery from a heart attack how the surreal process of coping with heart disease may affect your daily life methods for treating heart disease-related depression without drugsEqual parts memoir about a misdiagnosed heart attack, guide to the predictable stages of heart disease-from grief to resilience-and patient-friendly translation of important science-based findings on women's unique heart issues, this book is an essential read. Whether you're a freshly diagnosed patient, a woman who's been living with heart disease for years, or a practitioner who cares about women's health, A Woman's Guide to Living with Heart Disease will help you feel less alone and advocate for better health care.
- About The Author
- Carolyn Thomas, a journalist and public relations specialist, is a graduate of Mayo Clinic's WomenHeart Science and Leadership Symposium for Women with Heart Disease. She is the creator of the blog Heart Sisters.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781421424200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press, (21 November 2017)
- Number of Pages
- 232
- Weight
- 318 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 229 x 152 x 14 mm
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