So You're Having a Heart Cath and Angioplasty,9780470833438

So You're Having a Heart Cath and Angioplasty

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Edition: 3rd
ISBN13: 9780470833438
ISBN10: 0470833432
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-08-08
Publisher(s): Wiley
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Summary

This book is the ultimate guide to cardiac catheterization (heart cath) and angioplasty in the US. It gives you the information you need to be firmly in the driver's seat, from preparing for the first hospital visit, through the heart cath and angioplasty procedures, to the quickest routes to recovery. Real-life patient stories, extensive self-help sections, and detailed illustrations fully explain the procedures, and a glossary and who's who of medical staff take the mystery out of medicine. Also included are a comprehensive directory to Internet and other resources, a guide to complementary therapies, and a diary to help you keep track of your treatment-and your recovery.

Author Biography

E. MAGNUS OHMAN MD, FRCPI, FACC is the Ernest and Hazel Craige Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Chief of the Division of Cardiology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Director of the UNC Heart Center. GAIL COX RN is a cardiology nurse clinician at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the Patient Care Coordinator of the UNC Heart Center. STAEPHAEN FORT, MD, MRCP, FRCPC is a staff cardiologist and Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, and Associate Professor of Medicine at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. VICTORIA K. FOULGER RN, BPHIL is a chartered herbalist and former cardiac research nurse who has cared for hundred of coronary care patients during her career.  

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION xi
Chapter 1- CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE AND YOU 1(9)
The facts on coronary artery disease
Reasons that you have clogged arteries
Symptoms
Taking control of your future
Chapter 2 - GETTING READY FOR YOUR HEART CATH 10(7)
Tests you'll need before your heart cath
Informed consent
Questions you may want to ask
Chapter 3 - THE DAY OF YOUR HEART CATH 17(5)
Making a hospital checklist
Arrival at the hospital
Tips for friends and family
Transfer to the cath lab
Chapter 4 - THE HEART CATH PROCEDURE 22(14)
Why it's needed
What it is
Step-by-step guide to the procedure
The risks of the X-ray test
Decoding your diagnosis
Chapter 5 - IS ANGIOPLASTY RIGHT FOR YOU 36(12)
Reasons for recommending angioplasty
Your other options
Pros and cons of angioplasty, bypass surgery, and medication alone
Chapter 6 - THE ANGIOPLASTY PROCEDURE 48(14)
Step-by-step guide to the procedure
X-ray pictures during the procedure
Blood-thinning drugs
Guide wire
Balloon angioplasty
Stents
Closing the incision
Chapter 7 - THE ANGIOPLASTY TOOLKIT 62(11)
Tools used during heart cath and angioplasty
Atherectomy, thrombectomy, lasers, drug-coated stents, brachytherapy, and distal protection devices
Other techniques
Chapter 8 - ANGIOPLASTY IN OTHER PARTS OF THE BODY 73(5)
All about angioplasty in other parts of the body
The risks of other angioplasties
Chapter 9 - WHEN IT'S ALL OVER 78(11)
The immediate aftermath
Return to the ward
Symptoms to watch out for
Care of your wound
Eating and drinking
Going home checklist
Chapter 10 - RECOVERING AT HOME 89(10)
Dealing with medication
Care of your wound (at home)
What to do in an emergency
Back to work
Exercise, sex, driving, flying
Follow-up
Chapter 11- HOW YOU CAN HELP YOURSELF 99(20)
Lifestyle shifts that can transform your future
Cardiac rehabilitation
Diet
Exercise
Complementary approaches
The science behind complementary therapies
Chapter 12 - HAS MY ANGIOPLASTY WORKED? 119(4)
How you might feel right away
What you might expect in recovery
The long-term picture
Chapter l3-MEDICATIONS 123(7)
Angina medications
How they work
Side effects Finding the right medication mix
Chapter 14 - THE FUTURE OF ANGIOPLASTY 130(6)
Taking part in a clinical trial
Up-coming tools and techniques
Chapter 15 - WHO'S WHO OF HOSPITAL STAFF 136(5)
GLOSSARY 141(8)
RESOURCES 149(3)
YOUR DIARY 152

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