EBOOK Angina and Heart Attack

Millions of people throughout the world suffer from Coronary Heart Disease (CHD).          Angina is a symptom of CHD, but the condition can ultimately lead to a heart attach        - often fatal. Steps can be taken to help prevent CHD getting worse, thus reducing        the risk of a heart attack. Many patients who have a heart attack die before        reaching hospital. However, once in hospital, modern day treatment and intervention        can improve the prognosis considerably, particularly if the patient presentswithin        hours of the symptoms starting.This book will help patients and their families        understand what angina is, the causes, risk factors, symptoms, treatment and how to        manage and live with it. It provides the reader with the appropriate level of        information that they will need to understand what a heart attack is and what to do        in the event that someone suffers from one, including the recognition of the        symptoms, ensuring early admission to hospital. Treatment, and on-going management        and rehabilitation, is also described indetail.