Synopses & Reviews
Strike Heart Disease Before It Strikes You!
"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
What you and your doctor don't know about heart disease could kill you.
* Find out about the new blood tests that can predict your true risk of heart attack. They're simple, they're inexpensive, and they can save your life.
* 50 percent of the beds in hospital acute cardiac care units are taken up by patients with "normal" cholesterol levels. Eighty percent of those who suffer a major heart attack have the same cholesterol levels as heart-healthy individuals.
* More than half of all cases of heart disease will be missed by the standard screening tests.
* Let one of the nation's leading cardiologists outfit you with an individualized Diet, Exercise, Medication (when necessary), and Supplement Plan designed for your particular cardiac type.
* Turn to Dr. Superko's Personal Risk Assessment quiz and find out whether you might be at greater risk for heart attack than you or your doctor thought.
* See how it is possible to outwit your genetic predisposition toward heart disease and take control of your cardiac destiny.
Synopsis
This enormously valuable information will enable readers to learn how to best care for themselves for longer, healthier lives.
Synopsis
As a pioneer in the science of blood lipid management, Dr. Superko has turned the cardiac establishment on its ear by introducing brand-new ways to prevent and treat heart disease. He has developed on approach to treat and prevent heart problems that is based not on pills but on diet and exercise.
Synopsis
Heart attacks are preventable; fatalities from heart attacks should be virtually unheard of; and heart disease can be controlled, possibly even reversed, says renowned researcher and cardiologist H. Robert Superko, M.D. In his groundbreaking work,
Before the Heart Attacks, Dr. Superko for the first time outlines his innovative program to the public.
Dr. Superko was among the first physicians to question why standard screening tests missed so many pending heart attacks, and his search for the answer evolved into an entirely new approach to diagnosing, preventing, and treating heart disease.
The key to this groundbreaking cardiology is a new generation of screening tests that allow doctors to go beyond early detection of heart disease, to predict problems before they occur. Now doctors can step in and give you an individualized action plan that can forestall the disease before you suffer a first symptom! By targeting the metabolic and genetic underpinnings that can lead to tomorrow's heart attacks, you have the power to change your cardiac destiny.
So rather than waiting until you require invasive surgery, you can help to sidestep the devastation of advanced heart disease by adopting today the right dietary and exercise plans and taking the right supplements and, if necessary, medications. What truly distinguishes Dr. Superko's approach is the ability it gives us to customize treatment in a far more patient-specific manner than ever before. That way it is possible to strike the disease before it strikes you!
Read this book, make an appointment with your doctor, and get a new lease on a long and healthy life for your heart.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-320) and index.
About the Author
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.