Source:Random House
Taking on Heart Disease
Famous Personalities Recall How They Triumphed Over the Nation's #1 Killer
and How You Can, Too
Larry King
Format: Hardcover
Category: Health & Fitness
Imprint: Random House Large Print
Pub Date: May 2004
ISBN: 0-375-43372-4
Price: $37.95
ABOUT THIS BOOK
The public usually learns when a celebrity is stricken with a
life-threatening illness. But what we don't get to share are the intimate
details of their private anguish and personal treatment. In TAKING ON HEART
DISEASE, more than a dozen celebrities from the arts, sports, politics, and
journalism team up with The Larry King Cardiac Foundation and Spotlight
Health to speak candidly and movingly about the battles they have waged with
heart disease. In the process, they arm us with the knowledge we need to
fight--and eventually win--the war against the nation's #1 killer.
Walter Kronkite, Regis Philbin, Joyce Carol Oates, Kate Jackson, Mike
Wallace, Peggy Fleming, and Brian Littrell are some of the famous,
successful men and women who have agreed to speak so openly in TAKING ON
HEART DISEASE. Their private doctors, among the top cardiologists in the
nation, explain the important medical implications of each case, providing
the most up-to-date scientific information on preventing, treating, and
living with a variety of heart ailments. In TAKING ON HEART DISEASE, you
will discover:
An honest discussion of the emotional impact of deadling with heart
disease, including the anxiety and depression many heart patients experience
after treatment
A primer on the main risk factors for heart disease--and what you can do
to lower your risk
A surprising look at the spiritual implications of surviving a
life-threatening cardiac event
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
LARRY KING is the Emmy Award-winning host of Larry King Live on CNN and the
author of several bestselling books. He has received numerous broadcast and
journalism awards. He lives in Washington, D.C.