Download or read book Strategies to Improve Cardiac Arrest Survival written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2015-09-29 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cardiac arrest can strike a seemingly healthy individual of any age, race, ethnicity, or gender at any time in any location, often without warning. Cardiac arrest is the third leading cause of death in the United States, following cancer and heart disease. Four out of five cardiac arrests occur in the home, and more than 90 percent of individuals with cardiac arrest die before reaching the hospital. First and foremost, cardiac arrest treatment is a community issue - local resources and personnel must provide appropriate, high-quality care to save the life of a community member. Time between onset of arrest and provision of care is fundamental, and shortening this time is one of the best ways to reduce the risk of death and disability from cardiac arrest. Specific actions can be implemented now to decrease this time, and recent advances in science could lead to new discoveries in the causes of, and treatments for, cardiac arrest. However, specific barriers must first be addressed. Strategies to Improve Cardiac Arrest Survival examines the complete system of response to cardiac arrest in the United States and identifies opportunities within existing and new treatments, strategies, and research that promise to improve the survival and recovery of patients. The recommendations of Strategies to Improve Cardiac Arrest Survival provide high-priority actions to advance the field as a whole. This report will help citizens, government agencies, and private industry to improve health outcomes from sudden cardiac arrest across the United States.
Download or read book The Heart Attack Survival Guide written by Mark Greener and published by Sheldon Press. This book was released on 2012-04-19 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coronary heart disease, the commonest cause of heart attacks, remains the leading cause of death in the UK, despite rates falling in the last few decades, despite numerous therapeutic advances and despite increased awareness. Rates are especially high in economically deprived communities, some ethnic groups and at certain ages; but everyone's at risk. This book aims to help people at high risk prevent their first or subsequent heart attack as well as helping those who experience a heart attack get back to a normal life as soon as possible. As this book shows, combining drugs and lifestyle changes can help you survive - and prevent - heart attacks. Topics include: The anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system; Modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors such as smoking, diet, age, family history and sex; Causes and types of heart attack; Why heart attacks are more common at certain times of day; Prognosis - what makes survival more likely; Symptoms in men, women and the elderly; Diagnosis and treatment; After a heart attack - physical, psychological and lifestyle factors; Preventing heart attacks; Caring for a loved one after a heart attack.
Download or read book Heart to Heart written by C. Bruce Johnson and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bruce Johnson, the author, is a heart attack survivor and he wants to get the word out. While much has been written about the medical side of heart attacks, little has been written about the emotional and human side of heart attacks and cardiovascular disease. It really doesn't matter what sparks the sudden Coronary infarction (MI), the medical term for a heart attack. This disease is an equal opportunity killer. Men, women, young, old, rich, poor, famous and people who aren't known outside of their families and workplaces! Dead is dead and by most accounts the one million people who will have heart attacks this year might have been spared had they made a few lifestyle changes. That's what the country's cardiologists are begging for today. The author interviewed dozens of candidates but he wanted a diverse group of heart attack survivors who represented a cross section of America. He found them and in some cases, they heard about his project and found him. These are their stories of regaining life after a heart attack!
Download or read book Heart attack survival guide written by Mark Greener and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Woman s Guide to Heart Attack Recovery written by Harvey M. Kramer and published by M. Evans. This book was released on 2007-04-18 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a heart attack survivor, you know that you must do everything within your power to prevent yourself from having another heart attack. The reason is simple; as a heart attack survivor, you are at greater risk of suffering another heart attack, one that could end your life. A Woman's Guide to Heart Attack Recovery provides heart attack survivors with a multi-faceted approach to preventing subsequent heart attacks. First, you need to empower yourself, and the way to do that is to learn as much as you can about your heart, the heart attack treatments you may have undergone, and, if you've only recently had your heart attack, the key steps to recuperation. You also need to know what to do in an emergency in case you experience another heart attack. Many chapters in this book — such as the ones on high blood pressure, diabetes, weight control, diet and exercise — are filled with information on how to achieve these specific goals. A heart attack can be a life-affirming wake-up call and many women find their life afterward to be better than it was before. Many of you will find it to be the impetus you need to make changes towards living a healthier life. A Women's Guide to Heart Attack Recovery is devoted to helping you do just that.
Download or read book The Sheldon Short Guide to Heart Attacks written by Mark Greener and published by Sheldon Press. This book was released on 2016-03-17 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coronary heart disease (CHD) still the leading cause of death in the UK - heart attacks kill about 88,000 people a year – around one person every six minutes Despite these sobering statistics, a heart attack isn’t a death sentence, thanks to improved treatments and increased awareness. This short. Reassuring book shows how combining drugs and lifestyle changes can help you survive - and prevent - heart attacks. Topics include: · The anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system · Risk factors for heart attack · Causes of heart attacks · Symptoms in men, women, and the elderly · Why rapid treatment helps you survive · Prognosis and the prospects of living a normal life · How you and the doctor can increase the chances of survival
Download or read book Heart Attack Survival written by Mercy Eunice and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-01-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone who has had or is at danger of having a heart attack should read "Heart Attack Survival: A Step-by-Step Guide to Recovery." This book, offers helpful information about the causes of heart attacks, the most recent cures, and doable methods for rehabilitation and prevention. Anyone wishing to improve their heart health should read this book, which covers everything from knowing the warning signals and risk factors to making lifestyle changes and taking drugs. This manual gives readers the tools they need to take charge of their rehabilitation and avoid future heart attacks with simple explanations and practical demonstrations. "Heart Attack Survival" is a crucial manual to help you have a better, happier life, whether you've already had a heart attack or are trying to avoid one. What are you waiting for? Scroll up and click on the "Add to Cart" now.
Download or read book Heart Attack written by Una Maclean and published by . This book was released on 1981-01-01 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Nationwide Framework for Surveillance of Cardiovascular and Chronic Lung Diseases written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2011-08-26 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronic diseases are common and costly, yet they are also among the most preventable health problems. Comprehensive and accurate disease surveillance systems are needed to implement successful efforts which will reduce the burden of chronic diseases on the U.S. population. A number of sources of surveillance data--including population surveys, cohort studies, disease registries, administrative health data, and vital statistics--contribute critical information about chronic disease. But no central surveillance system provides the information needed to analyze how chronic disease impacts the U.S. population, to identify public health priorities, or to track the progress of preventive efforts. A Nationwide Framework for Surveillance of Cardiovascular and Chronic Lung Diseases outlines a conceptual framework for building a national chronic disease surveillance system focused primarily on cardiovascular and chronic lung diseases. This system should be capable of providing data on disparities in incidence and prevalence of the diseases by race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and geographic region, along with data on disease risk factors, clinical care delivery, and functional health outcomes. This coordinated surveillance system is needed to integrate and expand existing information across the multiple levels of decision making in order to generate actionable, timely knowledge for a range of stakeholders at the local, state or regional, and national levels. The recommendations presented in A Nationwide Framework for Surveillance of Cardiovascular and Chronic Lung Diseases focus on data collection, resource allocation, monitoring activities, and implementation. The report also recommends that systems evolve along with new knowledge about emerging risk factors, advancing technologies, and new understanding of the basis for disease. This report will inform decision-making among federal health agencies, especially the Department of Health and Human Services; public health and clinical practitioners; non-governmental organizations; and policy makers, among others.
Download or read book Survival Lessons from a Heart Attack written by Angel N. Pagaduan and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-07-06 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the context and perspective of a layman?s actual experience, this book comprehensively pictures all about a faulty diet-triggered heart attack leading to a two-stage, four-month gapped treatment that unexpectedly edged a (necessitated) open-chest operation to the brink of only a 30%-chance for survival? in the second stage. Medical-surgical expertise complemented with routines of clinical efficiencies predominated in steering it ultimately nonetheless to a greatly heartening end fruition of 100%-safe recovery. But this? by all indications? appears to have materialized only because of ?a sort of miracle and thus God?s own will perhaps?? as what is also touched on in this book. This is prone to invite doubt, but going all through the book could lead only to conclusions of anything but skeptical thought. There is a saying, ?To see is to believe,? and doing so now could only enable any reader to pick up and learn?in the author?s expressed thought: ?nuggets of lessons useful in preserving everyone?s natural course of what could only be human beings? God-animated mettle of longevity ensconced earthly as a gift of heredity, other factors disregarded.?
Download or read book Recognizing and Surviving Heart Attacks and Strokes written by Glenn O. Turner and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 595 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Drawing on fifty years of patient care and information from the Missouri Heart Program, Turner explains how to recognize all of the early warning signs of heart attacks and strokes - including little-known signs - and how important it is to seek immediate treatment to save lives and prevent damage to the heart"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Cardiology Explained written by Euan A. Ashley and published by Remedica. This book was released on 2004 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most time-consuming tasks in clinical medicine is seeking the opinions of specialist colleagues. There is a pressure not only to make referrals appropriate but also to summarize the case in the language of the specialist. This book explains basic physiologic and pathophysiologic mechanisms of cardiovascular disease in a straightforward manner, gives guidelines as to when referral is appropriate, and, uniquely, explains what the specialist is likely to do. It is ideal for any hospital doctor, generalist, or even senior medical student who may need a cardiology opinion, or for that ma.
Download or read book The Widow Maker Heart Attack at Age 48 written by Patrick J. Fox and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009-05-07 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The Widow-Maker Heart attack at age 48” was written by a “miracle” survivor of a massive heart attack. He provides hope and a pathway to recovery for other heart attack patients and their loved ones facing the same daunting life changing, unexpected experience. His entire first year of life after suffering his heart attack; actually dying six times, is chronicled in this book combined with his ever changing physical and psychological feelings. In writing this book it was the author’s goal to help other families and loved ones facing the same devastating unfamiliar territory as his family faced on March 31, 2008. His goal was to provide timeless support for the loved ones of the heart attack victim so that they might better be able to understand what the patient is going through and what they, as loved ones might do to help the heart attack victim better deal with their life changing experience. The genuine and heartfelt desire on the part of the author to provide insight to the heart attack patient in their post heart attack life is profound and dynamic as they too successfully recover. The book provides much needed insight into critical topics that become part of the day to day lives of heart attack victims. The author laments about the mental side of first symptoms of actually experiencing a heart attack, emergency room feelings, mental challenges associated with dying, physical and emotional thoughts of waking up in the ICU, first day emotional panic, first night death feelings, prescription drugs, family support, cardio rehab, physical and physiological ups and downs, “Mount Everest moments”, and stress prevalent in the first year of recovery. This book should be provided to every heart attack patient families or victim in the hospital, cardiovascular specialists and educators of heart attack health.
Download or read book Surviving the Silence A Guide to Heart Attacks written by Dr Nilesh Panchal and published by . This book was released on 2024-05-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Surviving the Silence: A Guide to Heart Attacks" delves deeply into the critical aspects of myocardial infarction, from its alarming onset to the comprehensive recovery process. This essential guide covers the underlying causes of heart attacks, recognizing early warning signs, and the crucial steps for emergency response. It thoroughly examines treatment options, including the latest medical interventions and surgical techniques, alongside detailed discussions on post-heart attack rehabilitation. Designed for both patients and healthcare providers, the book aims to empower readers with knowledge and practical strategies to manage heart health proactively, improve survival rates, and enhance quality of life after a heart attack.
Download or read book Surviving a Successful Heart Attack written by Mike Stone and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2005-09-16 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At 51 I had a heart attack, just like a lot of other hi-tech people. I went to hospital rehab. I bought a bicycle and started riding. I even attended one of those seminars to learn how to rearrange my priorities in life a little better which would help me manage my stress better. But when the statins (cholesterol lowering medication) kicked in, even rehab didn't prepare me for the nightmare that I went thru the following 2 years - until I rebelled and started researching for myself and couldn't believe what I had discovered - and maybe what really caused my heart attack!!!See press release at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/11/prweb309178.htmAlso available in E-book format: See http://www.lulu.com/content/160282.AUGUST 2005 - SECOND EDITION!
Download or read book Exercise and Your Heart written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Explaining Divergent Levels of Longevity in High Income Countries written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2011-06-27 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the last 25 years, life expectancy at age 50 in the United States has been rising, but at a slower pace than in many other high-income countries, such as Japan and Australia. This difference is particularly notable given that the United States spends more on health care than any other nation. Concerned about this divergence, the National Institute on Aging asked the National Research Council to examine evidence on its possible causes. According to Explaining Divergent Levels of Longevity in High-Income Countries, the nation's history of heavy smoking is a major reason why lifespans in the United States fall short of those in many other high-income nations. Evidence suggests that current obesity levels play a substantial part as well. The book reports that lack of universal access to health care in the U.S. also has increased mortality and reduced life expectancy, though this is a less significant factor for those over age 65 because of Medicare access. For the main causes of death at older ages -- cancer and cardiovascular disease -- available indicators do not suggest that the U.S. health care system is failing to prevent deaths that would be averted elsewhere. In fact, cancer detection and survival appear to be better in the U.S. than in most other high-income nations, and survival rates following a heart attack also are favorable. Explaining Divergent Levels of Longevity in High-Income Countries identifies many gaps in research. For instance, while lung cancer deaths are a reliable marker of the damage from smoking, no clear-cut marker exists for obesity, physical inactivity, social integration, or other risks considered in this book. Moreover, evaluation of these risk factors is based on observational studies, which -- unlike randomized controlled trials -- are subject to many biases.
