Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Content vii
3. List of Abbreviations ix
4. Preface xi
5. Introduction xvi
6. 1. A Personalized Plan: The Key to a Lifelong Heart Program 1
7. PART I. Lifestyle and Heart Health
8. 2. Exercise Your Way to a Healthy Heart and Body 27
9. 3. Adopting a Heart-Healthy Diet 50
10. 4. Stress, Depression, and Other Psychological Factors 69
11. 5. Controlling and Stopping Smoking 82
12. PART II. The Basics of Lifelong Treatment
13. 6. Diagnostic Tests and Procedures 95
14. 7. Treating Your Heart Condition 120
15. 8. Alternative and Complementary Therapies 154
16. PART III. Populations with Special Concerns
17. 9. Heart Care for Women 167
18. 10. Heart Disease in the Elderly 179
19. 11. Heart Disease in Minority Populations 186
20. 12. Young Athletes and Heart Disease 192
21. 13. Adults with Congenital Heart Disease 199
22. 14. Practical Advice for Travelers 206
23. PART IV. Advances in Treating Heart Disease and Hope for the Future
24. 15. Recently Developed Devices and Procedures 215
25. 16. Biologically Based Therapies 228
26. 17. Experimental Treatments and Clinical Trials 239
27. Epilogue 244
28. Acknowledgments 246
29. Glossary 247
30. Further Reading and Resources 256
31. Index 261