The Encyclopedia of the Heart and Heart Disease (Facts on File Library of Health and Living)

Perfect for librarians, clinicians, patients, and students, The Encyclopedia of the Heart and Heart Disease brings together current information on all facets of the heart and heart-related topics. Organized in a concise, authoritative encyclopedic format, this volume offers a complete overview of the medical, scientific, social, and lifestyle implications of heart disease. More than 600 detailed entries cover such topics as etiology, symptoms, preventive strategies, treatments, medications, procedures, surgeries (and recovery from), research, medical terms, coping and caregiving, living with h. cover.pdf......Page 1 Contents.pdf......Page 6 Aknowledgments.pdf......Page 7 Introduction.pdf......Page 8 Entries A - Z.pdf......Page 10 A.pdf......Page 11 B.pdf......Page 61 C.pdf......Page 79 D.pdf......Page 122 E.pdf......Page 147 F.pdf......Page 163 G.pdf......Page 172 H.pdf......Page 177 I.pdf......Page 213 J.pdf......Page 222 K.pdf......Page 223 L.pdf......Page 224 M.pdf......Page 237 N.pdf......Page 251 O.pdf......Page 265 P.pdf......Page 271 Q.pdf......Page 290 R.pdf......Page 292 S.pdf......Page 299 T.pdf......Page 320 U.pdf......Page 332 V.pdf......Page 334 W.pdf......Page 344 X.pdf......Page 351 Y.pdf......Page 352 Z.pdf......Page 353 Appendices.pdf......Page 354 Bibliography......Page 369 Index......Page 373 "Hillary Rodham Clinton: First Lady and Senator" takes a refreshing look at the career and accomplishments of this native of Chicago, Illinois. After the close of her husband's second term as president, she won a Senate seat in New York and continues her political career today A biography of the New York senator and wife of the forty-second president of the United States. Includes information on how to become a lawyer, federal or state official. Offers more than nine hundred alphabetically arranged entries covering such topics as hypertension, blood cholesterol, cardiovasular disease, and stress