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A Primer on Heart Disease [Paperback]

Joe Wise (Author)
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May 18, 2000
Dr. Joe Wise presents a balanced and reasonable overview of the more common medical conditions affecting the heart in clear and simple language that, during his thirty years of cardiology practice, his patients have told him they understood. The topics covered are those he was most often asked by his patients and include how the heart works, what can go wrong, how it can be diagnosed and what can be done about it.

He has balanced the scientific presentations with reason and common sense, emphasizing not only the potential dangers but also the optimism that we can now share about heart disease because of the remarkable promise of medical science and technology.


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"This is a terrific book. I don't know of anything quite like it anywhere." -- William L. Winters, Jr., M.D., F.A.C.C., Baylor College of Medicine

"Words of wisdom and common sense from an experienced cardiologist." -- O. Waynd Isom, M.D., F.A.C.C., Professor and Chairman of Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College

About the Author

Dr. Wise is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the Sub-Specialty Board of Cardiovascular Disease. He has made numerous contributions to cardiology literature including 28 scientific articles and a book chapter on congenital heart disease. Currently he lives with his wife in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he is an associate with Southwest Cardiology Associates.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 112 pages
  • Publisher: Western Reflections Pub Co (May 18, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 189043728X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1890437282
  • Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.6 x 0.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,676,569 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Heart of the Matter, June 5, 2000
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Charles M. Nobles (Tulsa, OK United States) - See all my reviews
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There must be hundreds, maybe thousands, of medical related books dealing with heart disease. Since two of my grandfathers and my father died of heart related illnesses I have more than a passing interest in the subject. The problem is most of the books I have seen are geared more toward the medical specialists or are the result of an individual experience which, while interesting and sometimes inspiring, do not address in layman's language the disease and its treatment. Thus it was with great interest, and a bit of skepticism, that I read A Primer on Heart Disease. It was time well spent. Dr. Wise has some thirty years of cardiology practice and experience and has written widely in the scholarly journals. He is certainly qualified to write on this subject. However, as important to the layman, he has a knack of combining scientific knowledge with a down-to-earth, common sense style of writing that is both understandable and hopeful. The book is comprised of twenty chapters, an indes, a glossary, and clear and consise illustrations which, taken together, will provide the layman with a wealth of information on heart disease, its diagnosis and treatment. A great feature of the book is the reader can read selected chapters in which they are most interested and get easy to understand information without having to read the entire book. There are chapters on Angina; Hypertension; Pacemakers; Congential Heart Disease; Generic Drugs; Diagnosis and Treatment; By-Pass Surgery and a host of others. All are designed to give the layman, and their families, practical advice on a disease that kills nearly one million American's(half of them women) and costs in excess of $140 billion each year. If you are remotely interested in heart disease and are looking for an easy to read, understandable, authoritative book on the subject, this is the book for you. This is the kind of compassionate, straight talk that patients search for from their Doctor. You can spend more but you can't buy a better primer on this deadly disease.
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