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Interactions of Blood and the Pulmonary Circulations (American Heart Association Monograph Series)

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Editorial Review:

A thorough exploration of the interaction between erythrocytes, leukocytes, platelets, and the pulmonary vasculature in a variety of disease states-an important topic not addressed by other books.

The lungs accommodate the entire cardiac output, and the pulmonary vessels are well known for their metabolic and endocrine functions, as well as gas exchange. The interaction of the pulmonary circulation with the cellular elements of blood has received less attention. Interactions of Blood and the Pulmonary Circulation covers many topics of interest to the clinician. In particular, chapters on sickle cell anemia provide a wealth of information on mechanisms of vascular occlusion, suggesting new approaches to treatment for the cardiologist and the pulmonary and intensive care physician. Intensivists will also enjoy the chapters on the role of leukocytes and inflammation in lung injury, and those on the contribution of platelets and thrombosis in pulmonary hypertension. The long-term management of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension is covered in detail.

This book will be of special interest to pulmonary and intensive care physicians, cardiologists, hematologists, and vascular biologists.

The American Heart Association Cookbook

Mary Wiston

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Writing Down the River: Into the Heart of the Grand Canyon

Leila Philip

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Total reviews: 6 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

I Did It All in the Grand Canyon 5 out of 5 stars.
5 of 6 people found this review helpful.

Very good reading, with excellent comments on the Grand Canyon, the experiences of rafting the river and essays on how the canyon touches people in different ways. I have just completed an 8 day trip of over 280 miles in the canyon and experienced every emotion and awe-inspiring moment described in the book. The photographs are worth the purchase price alone. A must read before and after taking a trip down the wonderous Colorado in the Grand Canyon

An incomparable experience 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 5 people found this review helpful.

I haven't received my copy yet but I can certainly review the experience. I saw Kathleen Jo Ryan on PBS on Sunday morning and as each photograph flashed up on the screen I just gasped because I too made this journey last summer and each photo brought back to me the precious days on that journey of a lifetime, recognizing each cave, slot canyon, falls and utter and absolute peace that I found in that place. Words just can't do it. I could go on for hours about it (and often do) The only words that I can find that come close os to say simply that it touched my soul. No one who makes this journey can ever be the same again. If you do nothing else in your life -make this trip. See Ms Ryan's book for an introduction.

I plan to go again next summer. I look forward to my copy of this book of memories to keep me warm until I can be back on the river again.

Editorial Review:

Over the course of one summer, fifteen of today's best women writers descended into the heart of the Grand Canyon on the Colorado River. It was the chance of a lifetime-to do something most had never done before, to have life-changing, even dangerous experiences and share them in this trailblazing book.

Marathoning with mitral valve prolapse.: An article from: Running & FitNews

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This digital document is an article from Running & FitNews, published by Thomson Gale on September 1, 2007. The length of the article is 2378 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Marathoning with mitral valve prolapse.
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Publication: Running & FitNews (Newsletter)
Date: September 1, 2007
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Volume: 25 Issue: 5 Page: 1(5)

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Healthy Heart Cookbook (American Medical Association)

American Medical Association, Cheryl Forberg R.D.

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I love this cookbook! 5 out of 5 stars.
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This cookbook is great for anyone health or heart conscience! It doesn't have a single recipe in it with butter (which is great!) and all of the recipes are easy and delicious without adding unhealthy fat or excessive (always less than 1 tsp) salt for flavor! Highly recommended!

Editorial Review:

Written by the health experts at AMA, this cookbook provides valuable, up-to-date information for anyone wanting to lead a healthy life.

AMA experts explain in a 20-page introduction what foods, fats, and vitamins do for and to the body. They also explain heart disease risk factors and how to develop a healthier heart through diet and exercise.

Full-flavored, low-fat and low-calorie recipes put the pleasure back in eating for good health.

Each recipes displays the fat content in grams and includes what percentage of calories in the dish is from total or saturated fat. Each recipe also includes nutritional information and easy instructions for cooking.

Updates on potent disease-fighting ingredients.

Simple tips for controlling cholesterol and staying fit.

Helpful meal-planning strategies including healthy and delicious food substitutions.

Pacing to Support the Failing Heart (American Heart Association Clinical Series)

Kenneth Ellenbogen, Angelo Auricchio

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On the Heels of Freedom: The American Missionary Association's Bold Campaign to Educate Minds, Open Hearts, and Heal the Soul of a Divided Nation

Joyce Hollyday

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This saga opens with the mutiny of captured Africans on the Amistad in 1839, follows the path of missionaries who risked their lives to establish schools among emancipated slaves in the South, and culminates with the testimonies of descendants of those who were freed. Documenting a stunning, but little known, story of rare courage and interracial partnership, this story will inspire anyone seeking to be faithful in challenging times.

ACLS for Experienced Providers - The Reference Textbook

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ACLS 5 out of 5 stars.
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ACLS for Experienced Providers is a must book for anyone who works with ACLS. Excellent book.

Compliance in Healthcare and Research (American Heart Association Monograph Series)

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Editorial Review:

Noncompliance is a significant problem in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Compliance in Healthcare and Research, edited by Lora E. Burke, PhD, MPH, RN and Ira S. Ockene, MD, is unique in that it addresses the problem of compliance across three levels: the cardiovascular patient, the health care provider, and the healthcare organization.

Moreover, this book examines very current and classic issues, such as the role of managed care in compliance, use of standards in assessing health outcomes, and use of the "intention to treat" strategy in analyzing compliance data. The expert authors not only describe the problems at each level of compliance, but also provide empirically-based strategies for addressing the problems. Additionally, individual chapters focus on specific population groups (such as children, minorities, and the obese); on clinical and research settings; and on methodology, such as measurement techniques and statistical analyses of compliance data.

This diverse book should be used by all healthcare professionals and providers aiming to enhance compliance, healthcare managers wishing to address compliance from an organizational or policy level, and researchers interested in describing and measuring compliance, as well as interventionists interested in testing theoretically-based constructs.

The Best Darn Book About Nutrition and Health

Dorothy Ziegler

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Best darn advice 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Finally a book that speaks my language! It has information and advice that's easy to understand. Info that I can put to use right away. Read a chapter every day or two and you'll see that learning to eat better does not require something that resembles a college text book with boring data charts and scientific language. This book explains what you can do right away, right now, as soon as you have the book. As soon as you apply what's in the book, it goes beyond the book as you take action and make changes to get healthier.

This is a terrible book 1 out of 5 stars.
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Poorly written and horribly, horribly edited. That aside, it is an easy read. But her message is so convoluted. There is no logical progression of thought or information and she often contradicts herself from one chapter to the next. 75% of the book is filled with diet mentality "tricks" and "Don't" and "No's" and "Control" and "Discipline", then the rest of the book claims there are no "bad" foods, diets are bad and we all just need to get in touch with our natural hunger, and feed it.

I would highly recommend "Outsmarting the female fat cell" by Debra Waterhouse. Not only is the message clear, logical and healthy but she explains the physiology behind it. She lays out a reasonable program. And, it's about $15 cheaper.

Editorial Review:

Simple ways to nurture your health and avoid the habits that keep you from living a long and happy life.