Publisher's Synopsis
As many as 1.5 million Americans each year suffer a heart attack and 500,000 of them die. Over 11 million Americans are affected by coronary heart disease, while an even greater number don't know that they have heart problems. Sixty million Americans have high blood pressure and 80 million report abnormal cholesterol levels - both important risk factors for heart attack. While these statistics may be alarming, heart attacks can be prevented and treated. Living after a heart attack does not have to be an ordeal. You can win the battle with heart attack if you begin now to reduce the chances of further problems. This is a comprehensive guide written by leading specialists to offer new hope to those who have suffered a heart attack or who feel they are at risk. This important new book offers case examples of people from all walks of life who are leading active and normal lives -- even after suffering a heart attack.
