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Author’s Note for the First Edition—vi
Section One...............................1
“How did I get here and who will guide me out?”
Building a highway to health, medicines, and guidelines
Section Two............................43
Sudden chest pain and two kinds of heart attacks
(Acute Coronary Syndrome, or ACS): A puzzle piece from your heart
Section Three..........................79
Stroke—“What did I have? What do I need to do?”:
The puzzle hits your brain
Section Four.........................100
Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD): Circulation to your legs, another part of the puzzle
Section Five..........................121
Taking and affording your medicines: Coaches, guides, and tools!
Section Six............................135
Looking toward the future: A guide to evolving science, changing guidelines and newly approved medicines, and closing thoughts
Section Seven........................143
Medicine families, guidelines, and filling in the future
Section Eight..........................152
Glossary
Section Nine...........................161
Checklists to bring to your doctors
Endnotes.................................175
Index......................................188
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