Millions of people throughout the world suffer from Coronary Heart Disease (CHD). Angina is a symptom of CHD, but the condition can ultimately lead to a heart attach - often fatal. Steps can be taken to help prevent CHD getting worse, thus reducing the risk of a heart attack. Many patients who have a heart attack die before reaching hospital. However, once in hospital, modern day treatment and intervention can improve the prognosis considerably, particularly if the patient presents within hours of the symptoms starting. This book will help patients and their families understand what angina is, the causes, risk factors, symptoms, treatment and how to manage and live with it. It provides the reader with the appropriate level of information that they will need to understand what a heart attack is and what to do in the event that someone suffers from one, including the recognition of the symptoms, ensuring early admission to hospital. Treatment, and on-going management and rehabilitation, is also described in detail.
Reviews
This is a concise little book packed full of knowledge, anatomy & physiology and guidance for long term management of angina and heart attacks. It is a must have resource book for anyone who wishes to revise their knowledge of these two long term conditions as well as health practitioners, whose job entails advising patient groups about how they can live and remain active while keeping their condition under control. The author has written this book in such a manner that the potential readership is broad. It is suitable for health care professionals, carers, as well as our patients and their families. * Nursing Times, April 2013 *



Book Information
ISBN 9780199599288
Author Phil Jevon
Format Paperback
Page Count 128
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Dimensions(mm) 197mm * 128mm * 7mm