A Woman's Guide to Living with Heart Disease

Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-1-4214-2419-4
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press

Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 408 g

Reihe: A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book

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 drugs

Equal 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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thomas, Carolyn

Weitere Mitwirkende

Gulati, Martha

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizin, Gesundheit: Sachbuch, Ratgeber
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Präventivmedizin, Gesundheitsförderung, Medizinisches Screening

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword, by Martha Gulati
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. The First Signs
2. Deadly Delay
3. Finally, a Correct Diagnosis
4. The New Country Called Heart Disease
5. Depressing News about Depression and Heart Disease
6. I'm What a Person with an Invisible Illness Looks Like
7. One-Downmanship
8. On Being a Good Patient
9. The New Normal
10. Making Peace with an Errant Organ
Recommended Resources
Notes
Glossary
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Thomas, Carolyn
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.

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.