Trade Paperback
480 Pages, 6.14 x 9.18 x 1.06 in
January 31, 2006
Random House Publishing Group
0345492285
9780345492289
From the Publisher
WINNER OF THE BOOKS FOR A BETTER LIFE AWARD
One out of every two women will die of heart disease. It is the
single greatest health risk for women today-more than stroke and
all cancers combined. In the course of her practice, and as chief
of Women's Cardiac Care at New York's Lenox Hill Hospital, Dr.
Nieca Goldberg has come to a startling
realization: Women experience heart disease in a fundamentally
different way than men do.
The physiology of a woman's heart attack is not the same as a
man's, the symptoms of heart disease and signs of impending heart
attack differ for women, and once heart disease has been
recognized, women often do not get the treatment and medications
they require. Now here are detailed, age-specific programs that
give women the facts and the guidance they need to recognize,
treat, and prevent heart disease, including
• how you can rate your risk of heart disease
• the effects of menopause on your heart
• risk factors you can change-starting today
• a heart-healthy exercise plan that works for you
• a complete guide to heart-healthy supplements
• the truth about hormone replacement therapy and the heart
• recovering from a heart attack or surgery
Authoritative, caring, and up-to-the-minute, this is the women's
health book for the new millennium.
About the Author
Nieca Goldberg, M.D., is the chief of Women’s Cardiac Care and prevention program at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City and medical director of Total Heart Care, a unique cardiovascular practice for Women in New York City. She is also medical director of the cardio-rehab program and the May Center for Health, Fitness, and Sport at the 92nd Street Y. In New York magazine’s “Best Doctors” of 1999 and 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005 lists Dr. Goldberg was among the top ten Hall of Fame of physicians.