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HEART ATTACK: A Cleveland Clinic Guide

By Curtis Rimmerman, M.D.

Real substantive information from the source trusted by people all over the world.

(January 2006) HEART ATTACK: A Cleveland Clinic Guide by Curtis Rimmerman, M.D. is one of a series of new books written by physicians from the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic. HEART ATTACK: A Cleveland Clinic Guide provides what anyone at risk of a heart attack needs most: real substantive information from the source trusted by people all over the world. Told through case histories, and fully illustrated, this Guide was written by specialists who understand what patients are going through and know that with more information, patients will understand they are not alone.

There is no other medical center more qualified to write a book on this subject. The Cleveland Clinic Heart Center has been selected as the best Heart Center in America, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual survey for the past 11 years. Their doctors are leaders in cardiology, cardiac surgery, cardiothoracic anesthesia, and research into the heart and its diseases. No heart program has more experience, more knowledge and better access to technology. As medical pioneers, The Clinic developed cardiac angiography and the coronary artery bypass.

HEART ATTACK: A Cleveland Clinic Guide addresses these myths:

• If I have no symptoms, I’m not at risk for MI

• If my parents had heart disease, I’m doomed to get it also

• Heart disease begins in adulthood

• Only those who are overweight or obese are at risk; dietary habits are only an issue if you are overweight

• Cholesterol levels in the normal range = no risk for heart attack

• Women don’t have heart attacks

• Smoking only hurts the lungs

• No reason to quit smoking because you’re already doomed

• If you’re taking cholesterol lowering agents (statins), you can eat anything you want

• Only Olympian caliber training can help reduce risk, lower blood pressure, etc.; walking is for old people

• The only safe diet is strict vegetarianism

• Stress is good — sometimes

HEART ATTACK: A Cleveland Clinic Guide covers these subjects and more:

• Choosing the right doctor

• Heart anatomy (Cardiac Plumbing “101”)

• What can go wrong (anatomy of heart attack)

• Telltale signs/warnings

• What isn’t a heart attack

• Risk factors

• Heart health assessment

• Imaging

• Patient’s role in managing heart disease

• Life after MI/cardiac rehab

• Medical therapy

• Interventional therapy

About the Author
Dr. Curtis Rimmerman is the initial holder of the Gus P. Karos Chair in Clinical Cardiology, serves as Vice Chairman of Cardiovascular Medicine for Cleveland Clinic Florida, and is a staff cardiologist and echocardiographer. He is also certified by the National Board of Echocardiography. His specialty interests include clinical cardiology, echocardiography, valvular heart disease and electrocardiography. Dr. Rimmerman lives in Cleveland, Ohio.

More About the Cleveland Clinic Press
CCP’s books are for patients, families, parents of children with health problems, and the children themselves. Their authors include leading authorities from The Cleveland Clinic as well as a diverse list of experts drawn from other medical and health institutions whose research and treatment breakthroughs have helped countless people. For more information, visit the CCP web site at http://clevelandclinicpress.org/

Also watch for new Cleveland Clinic Guides on Arthritis, Sleep Disorders, Infertility, Thyroid Disorders, Prostate Cancer, Diabetes, Pain Management, Bariatric Surgery, Liver Disorders, and many others.

HEART ATTACK: A Cleveland Clinic Guide
By Curtis Rimmerman M.D.
$14.95/trade paperback
Cleveland Clinic Press
June 2006
ISBN: 1-59624-031-8

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