Before the Heart Attacks: A Revolutionary Approach to Detecting, Preventing, and Even Reversing Heart Disease - Rilegato

Superko, H. Robert; Tucker, Laura

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ISBN 10: 1579548008 ISBN 13: 9781579548001

Casa editrice: Rodale Pr, 2003

Riassunto

A renowned doctor releases astonishing new medical evidence that reveals how being proactive can prevent a heart attack, describing the use of revolutionary medical tests, special diets and exercise, and a self-evaluation questionnaire that can actually reverse heart disease and extend one's livelihood. 100,000 first printing.

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“Dr. Robert Superko has probably done more than any other single individual to prevent heart disease at the national level.” —Robert Roberts, M.D., F.A.C.C., chief of cardiology, Don W. Chapman Professor of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine

“I have collaborated with Dr. Superko in research studies that have made me a believer. Everyone should listen carefully.” —Spencer B. King III, M.D., M.A.C.C., Fuqua Chair of Interventional Cardiology, The Fuqua Heart Center at Piedmont Hospital

“This is an important book. The complexity of lipid abnormalities could not be clearer and the importance of understanding better explained.” —John Vogel, M.D., M.A.C.C., American College of Cardiology

“This is a book that needs to be read by laypersons as well as physicians. It not only contains recommendations for medications but also discusses nutrition, weight loss, diets, and overall fitness as a prescription for cardiovascular health.” —C. Richard Conti, M.D., M.A.C.C., Eminent Scholar, professor of medicine, University of Florida

L'autore

H. Robert Superko, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.A.H.A., is cofounder of the prestigious Berkeley HeartLab in California. He has published over 100 scientific articles in top peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, American Journal of Cardiology, Circulation, New England Journal of Medicine, and Journal of the American Medical Association; is a frequent speaker at American College of Cardiology meetings; and has turned around the lives of countless patients. In the past he directed the medical aspects of the Lipid Research Clinic at Stanford University and was codirector of the American Heart Association Lipid Disorders Training Center at the University of California, Berkeley. He is currently director of both the Cholesterol, Genetics, and Heart Disease Institute in San Mateo, California, and the Center for Prevention at the American Cardiovascular Research Institute in Atlanta, Georgia.

Laura Tucker is the coauthor of several health and medical books. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Lisa Sawrey-Kubicek, M.S., R.D., is a sports, cardiovascular, and wellness dietitian with 20 years of experience as a researcher, educator, and consultant. Her special area of interest and expertise is heart disease prevention and she has collaborated with Dr. Superko since 1983.

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• Editore: Rodale Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1579548008
• ISBN 13: 9781579548001
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 256