If you’ve survived a heart attack, probably your biggest worry is whether you’re going to have a second one … and if you do, will you be lucky enough to survive that one, too?
The statistics are sobering: 25% of men and 38% of women die within a year of having an initial heart attack. And almost half of men and women under age 65 who have a heart attack die within eight years.
Happily, there’s nothing inevitable about a second heart attack. In fact, there’s much you can do to dramatically improve your own odds.
But because anyone who has had a heart attack is considered at higher than average risk for another, it’s essential you take an active role in your own recovery. We call it secondary prevention, and it’s the subject of our important new report: Recovering From a Heart Attack: How to Regain Vitality and Protect Your Heart.
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If you’re reading this letter right now, chances are you or a loved one has suffered a heart attack. If so, it’s critically important to learn everything you can about your condition so you can make informed decisions, partner with your doctor effectively, ask the right questions about your treatment, and understand the answers.
To help you, leading cardiologists at Johns Hopkins have joined together to write Recovering From a Heart Attack: How to Regain Vitality and Protect Your Heart.
This authoritative report is designed for YOU. It contains life-saving information you won’t find in any other single source. Armed with this knowledge, you can work closely with your doctors to develop a customized plan for heart attack prevention.
This information is so crucial to your decision-making process that Recovering From a Heart Attack: How to Regain Vitality and Protect Your Heart is available to you instantly in a digital PDF download. Simply click the order button below, and in a few moments you can begin reading!
So what should you do to prevent another heart attack? In the very first pages of this special report, Dr. Blumenthal shares with you the treatments, tests, prescriptions, and advice you should receive if you’ve just had a heart attack—from aspirin therapy to testing your heart’s pumping ability—to ensure you’re getting the best possible care.
Following Through with Cardiac Rehabilitation --Your “Medical Boot Camp”
The underlying cause of nearly all heart attacks is atherosclerosis, the buildup of plaques within the walls of the coronary arteries. A successful program of cardiac rehabilitation can help the heart by lowering your blood pressure; lowering your levels of “bad” LDL cholesterol; raising levels of “good” HDL cholesterol; improving the electrical stability of the heart muscle; reducing the risk of blood clots; and helping you lose weight if you’re overweight. A rehab program will also improve your mood, helping to lower the emotional stress and depression that often follow a heart attack.
Interestingly, cardiac rehab is often ignored by patients and their doctors. Each year, only 10-20% of the two million eligible patients enroll in cardiac rehab, even though these programs are paid for by health insurance and Medicare!
That’s a shame, because according to recent studies, people who participate in a rehab program experience 21% fewer nonfatal heart attacks, 13% fewer bypass surgeries, and 19% fewer angioplasties than those who receive “usual” care.
In Recovering From a Heart Attack: How to Regain Vitality and Protect Your Heart, Dr. Ty J. Gluckman provides an in-depth discussion of cardiac rehab and answers questions from patients like you who are considering cardiac rehabilitation:
- How do I begin a cardiac rehabilitation program?
- How safe is exercise after a heart attack?
- What type of exercise is offered in a cardiac rehab program?
- What’s the importance of resistance training in a cardiac rehab program?
- What’s the profile of the typical cardiac rehab patient?
- How long is the program and what should I expect?
- I’m so busy. How can I fit a cardiac rehab program into my schedule?
- When is the best time of day to participate in cardiac rehab?
- How can I stay motivated to keep up the lifestyle changes in the future?
- Does cardiac rehab address the psychological and emotional issues triggered by a heart attack?
- My heart attack was a year ago. Is it too late to start now?
The Crucial Components of a Heart-Healthy Lifestyle
Making positive changes in your life by exercising, losing weight, and maintaining a healthy diet can be hard -- especially when you have to change long-standing patterns of behavior. But they are a critical part of heart attack prevention. We explain in detail: how to build the right eating plan … a guide to popular dietary approaches to weight management including: Atkins, Pritikin, Ornish, Mediterranean Diet … the glycemic index and how it can help you lose weight … how the DASH diet reduces blood pressure.
In addition, we explore the importance of omega-3 fatty acids in cardiac health:
- What do omega-3s do in the body to help your heart?
- Should people with established cardiovascular disease take fish oil supplements?
- What are the potential benefits of Lovaza, the prescription omega-3 fatty acid supplement?
- Should you be concerned about mercury contamination in fish or fish oil supplements?
Resuming an Active Sex Life After a Heart Attack:
Answers to Your Most Intimate Questions
After a heart attack, it’s normal to worry that intercourse will precipitate another heart attack, possibly a fatal one. Unfortunately, many patients are uncomfortable talking with their doctors – and their partners – about sex. In this important chapter, Dr. Gluckman answers real-life questions from patients in his cardiology practice:
- How dangerous is sexual activity for patients after a heart attack?
- Why is sex not adequately discussed by doctors and patients following a heart attack?
- Can sexual activity lead to death in patients after a heart attack?
- How long should one wait to resume sexual activity following a heart attack?
- Which cardiac patients are at greatest risk during sexual activity?
- What’s the best way to return to sexual activity after a heart attack?
- How can I effectively deal with my anxiety over sexual matters?
- Are some sexual positions better than others for patients after a heart attack?
- What should I do if I develop chest pains or shortness of breath during sexual intercourse?
- What role do you see for erectile dysfunction medications in men who have had a heart attack?
- Which medications cause sexual problems for heart patients?
- When is it necessary to seek sexual counseling following a heart attack?
There’s more to Recovering From a Heart Attack: How to Regain Vitality and Protect Your Heart, much more. In page after page of this comprehensive report, we hone in on your most serious concerns about recovering from a heart attack.
For example, depression is common following a heart attack, affecting 15-20% of patients. Left untreated, depression can be debilitating, eroding quality of life and even a heart patient’s chances of long-term survival.
If you or a loved one is experiencing depression following a heart attack, the chapter on Treating Depression After a Heart Attack will answer many of your questions:
- What causes depression in people who have just suffered a heart attack?
- How common is it?
- Are depressed patients at increased risk for a second heart attack?
- Why is depression in heart attack survivors under-diagnosed and under-treated?
- What are the most common symptoms of depression following a heart attack?
- What are the preferred treatments?
Direct to You From Johns Hopkins – America’s #1 Hospital
Recovering From a Heart Attack: How to Regain Vitality and Protect Your Heart is designed to give you unprecedented access to the expertise of the hospital ranked #1 of America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. Your report draws on the extensive experience of leading Johns Hopkins cardiologists who understand the concerns of patients like you. You simply won’t find a more knowledgeable and trustworthy source of the medical information you require.
These top cardiologists contributed their expertise to Recovering From a Heart Attack: How to Regain Vitality and Protect Your Heart.
- Roger S. Blumenthal, M.D., F.A.C.C., Medical Editor, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and Director of The Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease.
- M. Dominique Ashen, Ph.D., C.R.N.P., coordinator for Preventive Cardiology at The Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease and an expert in the lifestyle and medical management of cardiovascular disease.
- David E. Bush, M.D., Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and an expert on depression in heart attack patients.
- Andrew DeFilippis, M.D., Cardiology Fellow at The Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease and author of numerous research studies and articles.
- Ty J. Gluckman, M.D., F.A.C.C., former Chief Fellow in the Division of Cardiology at Johns Hopkins and currently Director of the Coronary Care Unit at Providence St. Vincent Heart & Vascular Institute in Portland, Oregon.
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