Cardiac Failure Explained: Understanding the Symptoms, Signs, Medical Tests, and Management of a Failing Heart
About this ebook
This book takes you through a step-by-step process of how to manage your condition from medication management to lifestyle changes that can prevent symptoms from getting worse. It covers everything you need to know about this condition.
The book is written by Dr. Warrick Bishop, an acclaimed Australian cardiologist. With his vast knowledge of all things cardiac and decades devoted to preventative cardiology, Dr. Bishop has written several books to improve the quality of life for heart patients around the world.
The author has been treating patients with heart failure for over 30 years, so he knows exactly what you are going through. He has distilled his experience into this easy-to-read guide that will help you understand what is happening to your body (or your loved ones) and how best to deal with it.
Understand the diagnosis and treatment of heart failure
Educate yourself on how to prevent symptoms from getting worse
Empower yourself with knowledge about managing a chronic illness
Stay in control of your condition and take charge of your future
Improve your quality of life with recommended changes
If you or a loved one have been diagnosed with heart failure, this book is a must-read. It literally will help you to live as well as possible for as long as possible!
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About the author
Doctor Warrick Bishop is a 3-Time #1 International Best Selling Author and Cardiologist with special interest in cardiovascular disease prevention incorporating imaging, lipids and lifestyle.
He is author of “Have You Planned Your Heart Attack?” with over 20,000 copies in print; the book is a discussion for patients and doctors about how we can be most precise about cardiovascular risk and save lives!
Graduating from the University of Tasmania, School of Medicine, in 1988. He worked in the Northern Territory and South Australia before completing his advanced training in cardiology in Hobart, Tasmania, becoming a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Physicians and Member of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand in 1997.
Working predominately in private practice. In 2009 Warrick undertook training in CT Cardiac Coronary Angiography, being the first cardiologist in Tasmania with this specialist recognition.
This area of imaging drives his interest in preventative cardiology. He holds level B certification with the Australian Joint Committee for CCTA and is a member of the Society of Cardiac Computed Tomography.
Warrick is also a member of the Australian Atherosclerosis Society and regularly contributes to education, guidelines and industry in this area. He has also developed a particular interest in diabetic-related risk of coronary artery disease, specifically related to eating guidelines and lipid profiles.
Warrick is an accredited examiner for the Royal Australian College of Physicians and is regularly involved with teaching medical students and junior doctors. He has worked with Hobart’s Menzies Institute for Medical Research on projects in an affiliate capacity and is recognised by the Medical School of the University of Tasmania with academic status.
For more than a year, Warrick has been a member of the Clinical Issues Committee of the Australian Heart Foundation, providing input into issues of significance for the management of heart patients.
In his free time, Warrick enjoys travel and music with his wife, and he surfs and plays guitar with his children.
