Seven Steps to Stop a Heart Attack

by Bob Arnot

A definitive guide to the latest tactics for avoiding heart disease and a heart attack -- from a trusted physician and bestselling author Dr. Bob Arnot offers cutting-edge advice on a subject at the forefront of the nation's health heart health. When Dr. Arnot's father -- himself a distinguished doctor -- died of a massive heart attack a year ago, it came as a horrible shock. A heart attack can happen to anyone, but upon further investigation, Dr. Arnot came to the realization that his father's death might have been preventable. The tragedy inspired Dr. Arnot to write this book, exploring all the very latest advances in medical science, many of which have occurred in the last year, and developing steps that can help people avoid his father's fate. Dr. Bob discusses how ·Know the warning signs. ·Determine your risk. ·Get the right diagnosis. ·Get the right medications. ·Get the right procedures. Based on extensive discussions with renowned experts in the field of cardiology (who are quoted extensively), Seven Steps to Stop a Heart Attack covers all the risks, symptoms, procedures, and medications in prose that is clear, concise, and easy to follow. For a country in which half a million people die each year from heart attacks, this is a work of profound importancefor the general public and physicians alike.

288 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Dr. Robert Burns Arnot M.D. internal medicine, known worldwide as Bob Arnot, is a journalist, author, and previously a medical and foreign correspondent for NBC and CBS.

Reviews

[M · Rating 3 out of 5]

A solid empirical survey of the medical science behind preventing heart attacks. I liked everything in the book but the chapter discussing statins. I think the verdict is still out on the long term effects of using statins. Anyone who trusts the pharmaceutical industry's products early on is a sucker and fool. It is always best to wait and see the damage drugs cause and that might take 20 or more years before the truth is revealed.(2015 REVIEW)

I read this book again in 2024 and it is definitely dated - still conveys some good basic knowledge, but there are so much more resources in cardiology now, that this book needs to be revised.