What Every Woman Must Know About Heart Disease: A No-Nonsense Approach to Diagnosing, Treating, & Preventing the #1 Killer of Women [Hardcover]

Siegfried J. Kra (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1996

A noted cardiologist offers practical advice to women on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of the leading cause of death in American women today, addressing common symptoms, risk factors, exercise, and diet. Tour.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Although heart disease is the leading cause of death in women past menopause, notes Kra, who teaches at the Yale School of Medicine, diagnostic tests are less frequently given to women than to men and heart disease in women often goes undetected until it reaches advanced stages. He advises women to become their own advocates; this includes understanding how their symptoms of heart disease (and their risk factors) may differ from men's. Part I comprises a discussion of different heart diseases and includes considerations of varicose veins, aneurisms and other vascular conditions, briefly addressing medications and treatment options. Preventive measures, including exercise, HRT (hormone replacement therapy) and surgery, are examined somewhat unevenly in Part II. With a fairly terse text relieved by anecdotes from his practice, Kra's approach succeeds best as a warning call about women's vulnerability and an introduction to the subject. Author tour.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

Heart disease is the number-one killer of women in the U.S. Cardiologist Kra discusses the rapid growth of this illness, which is particularly prevalent in postmenopausal women, and also its symptoms in women, which often differ from those in men. Particular chapters treat such topics as the diagnosis and treatment of heart attacks, mitral valve prolapse, palpitations, vascular disease, and varicose veins; and, in the book's second part, topics in prevention and treatment, including diet and medication, hormone replacement therapy, exercise, smoking cessation, and surgical intervention. Of particular interest is Kra's four-week program to quit smoking, "the major cause of early death from heart disease, lung cancer, and cancer of the bladder." Since losing weight can make a life-or-death difference for some of the 30 percent of Americans who are overweight, the diet Kra suggests aims to lower blood cholesterol; also useful to dietary ends are the appended tables listing the calorie, sodium, and cholesterol contents of many foods. Whitney Scott

Product Details

• Hardcover: 226 pages
• Publisher: Warner Books; 1st Print edition (March 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446519863
• ISBN-13: 978-0446519861
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,585,061 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource, especially for women at midlife, September 1, 1997

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This review is from: What Every Woman Must Know About Heart Disease: A No-Nonsense Approach to Diagnosing, Treating, & Preventing the #1 Killer of Women (Hardcover)

Exemplary book written by a practicing cardiologist and Yaleprofessor. I found Dr. Kra's book to be an excellent resource,especially for women at midlife and in menopause. Dr. Kra supports his argument for HRT (hormone replacement therapy) in a clear and concise manner. The book is equally valuable to those who either choose not to or can't take HRT (hormone replacement therapy) for its informative segments on diet, exercise and ways in which to reduce one's chances of developing heart disease. I've recommended this book to the women of Power Surge. Dr. Kra was well-received when he guested in Power Surge, as we are all concerned about heart disease while we travel through this rite of passage - menopause.