signs warning signs of heart attack
Afew heart attacks are sudden and intense, but most heart attacks start slowly, with mild pain or discomfort. Often people aren’t sure what’s wrong and wait too long before getting help. This is especially true for women. Here are some of the signs that can mean a heart attack is [...]

Chances are, you’re reading this book because you or someone close to you has heart disease. Perhaps your doctor has recently told you that you have a heart condition, and you’re looking for information on how to take good care of yourself. Perhaps you’ve known about your condition for some time and are interested in [...]

HOW STRESS WORKS
MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, AND BEHAV1ORAL RESPONSES
A person faced with a particular situation assesses it to determine whether it calls for anything special—that is, he or she interprets the event. These mental responses lead the individual to take the action the situation requires. This behavioral response may be calm or, if the situation is perceived [...]

HYPERTENSION: UNSAFE AT ANY AGE
High blood pressure is more common with advancing age, and so are its associated complications, of stroke, kidney disease, heart attack, and heart failure. By the seventh decade of life, close to half of all Americans have hypertension, usually of unknown cause. (Chapter 12 presents a general discussion of the diagnosis [...]

Heart disease is a type of cardiovascular disease. In addition to heart disease, the term cardiovascular disease encompasses a variety of heart conditions, such as high blood pressure and stroke. Coronary heart disease (CHD) is caused by a narrowing of the coronary arteries, which results in a decreased supply of blood and oxygen to the [...]

Risk factors are conditions or habits that make a person more likely to develop a disease. They can also increase the chances that an existing disease will get worse. Certain risk factors for heart disease, such as getting older or having a family history of early heart disease, can’t be changed. But physical inactivity is [...]

This booklet explains why heart attacks and strokes happen and how you can avoid them. It tells you what you should do to avoid becoming a victim. It gives you guidance for your children too. A lot of the damage to the blood vessels starts at a young age. Children often need help to develop [...]

Why evaluate SHAPP?
When people keep their blood pressure under control, they can potentially avoid the debilitating and expensive complications of CVD: heart attack, stroke, and kidney disease. Although SHAPP advocates have long believed that the program more than pays for itself by preventing these complications, no formal study had been undertaken to prove it.
The Research [...]

Risk Factors
Risk factors are health conditions or habits that increase the chances of developing a disease or having it worsen. Because you already have heart disease, you’ll need to work especially hard to control your risk factors.
There are two types of heart disease risk factors—those that are beyond your control and those that can be [...]

Independent Care
To a certain extent, everyone that has survived a heart attack is their own caregiver. The best way to care for yourself is by following your physician’s recommendations for managing your condition and preventing a future heart attack. If needed, take advantage of your community’s caregiving and support services.
which provide information on how to [...]

TREATMENTS:
Defibrillators – If a heart has stopped or has a dangerously abnormal heart beat, treatments to try to restore the normal heart rhythm include an external defibrillator (a machine that administers an electric shock) and an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD, a device that includes a thin wire that is inserted into the heart to deliver [...]

What are the benefits of early diagnosis?
Early planning and assistance: Early diagnosis enables a person with dementia and their family to receive help in understanding and adjusting to the diagnosis and to prepare for the future in an appropriate way. This might include making legal and financial arrangements, changes to living arrangements, and finding out [...]