Outliving Heart Disease.(Beyond Cholesterol)(Book review)

From: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings | Date: October 1, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

Outliving Heart Disease by Richard A. Stein, MD New York: Newmarket Press, 2006. 286 pp., $24.95.

Beyond Cholesterol by Julius Torelli, MD New York: St. Martin's Press, 2005. 210 pp., $13.95.

Advocates of preventive cardiology continue to publish new information for consumers to support the value of early detection of heart disease and help consumers obtain the best medical and lifestyle treatments. These two books should be added to every consumer health collection. If time constraints keep you from thoroughly answering your patients' questions about new tests and ...

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