So you're having heart cath and angioplasty

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 r...

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Other Authors: Ohman, Magnus (Editor), Cox, Gail (Editor), Fort, Stephen 1960- (Editor), Foulger, Victoria K. (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, NJ Wiley 2003
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Table of Contents:
  • Coronary artery disease and you
  • Getting ready for your heart cath
  • The day of your heart cath
  • The heart cath procedure
  • Is angioplasty right for you?
  • The angioplasty procedure
  • The angioplasty toolkit
  • Angioplasty in other parts of the body
  • When it's all over
  • Recovering at home
  • How you can help yourself
  • Has my angioplasty worked?
  • Medications
  • The future of angioplasty
  • Who's who of hospital staff