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ALCapshaw
The BEST single reference book I've read on what to expect before and after Heart Surgery is:
"The Heart Surgery Handbook"
by Carol Cohan, M.A., June B. Pimm Ph.D, and James R. Jude, M.D. published in 1988 by the Pickering Press.
Chapter Titles:
1 - Bypassing Depression
2 - Choosing Surgery
3 - Getting Ready for Surgery
4 - Surgery and the ICU
5 - Step-Down Care
6 - Recovering at Home
7 - Prescription for Recovery
8 - When Some You Love Has Surgery
9 - More About Depression
10 - Promoting Recovery and Good Health
11 - Prescription for Life
This book has been revised and republished under the title:
"Coping With Heart Surgery and Bypassing Depression" by the same authors.
Check your local library and bookstores for other publications on Heart Disease and Heart Surgery.
The Cleveland Clinic Heart Book and The Mayo Clinic Heart Book are other good references which provide a good basic background in Heart Disease and Heart health.
'AL Capshaw"
"The Heart Surgery Handbook"
by Carol Cohan, M.A., June B. Pimm Ph.D, and James R. Jude, M.D. published in 1988 by the Pickering Press.
Chapter Titles:
1 - Bypassing Depression
2 - Choosing Surgery
3 - Getting Ready for Surgery
4 - Surgery and the ICU
5 - Step-Down Care
6 - Recovering at Home
7 - Prescription for Recovery
8 - When Some You Love Has Surgery
9 - More About Depression
10 - Promoting Recovery and Good Health
11 - Prescription for Life
This book has been revised and republished under the title:
"Coping With Heart Surgery and Bypassing Depression" by the same authors.
Check your local library and bookstores for other publications on Heart Disease and Heart Surgery.
The Cleveland Clinic Heart Book and The Mayo Clinic Heart Book are other good references which provide a good basic background in Heart Disease and Heart health.
'AL Capshaw"