Heart attacks kill almost 700,000 men and women each year in the United States. Signs of a heart attack usually include chest discomfort. Symptoms of a Heart Attack can be different in a man than the heart attack symptoms in a woman. Heart attacks should be suspected if you experience pressure or pain in your chest, shortness of breath, nausea, dizziness or anxiety.

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Preventing Heart Disease and Heart Attack Educational Video. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Act in Time to Heart Attack Signs; Item #56-042N, September 2001; The dramatic, moving stories of three heart attack survivors and their families illustrate the importance of heeding heart attack warning signs and seeking medical care quickly. They vividly convey how a real heart attack may differ from the stereotypical “movie Heart Attack” and how getting immediate treatment can save lives. The warm and sympathetic narration by an emergency department physician explains what a heart attack is, the treatments that can save lives if given quickly, why many heart attack victims delay seeking care, and how to make a heart attack survival plan. Useful for health fairs, medical waiting rooms, community groups, and home viewing. Producer: National Institutes of Health; Keywords: hhs.gov; public_safety; Creative Commons license: Public Domain. Heart Attack Warning Signs. A heart attack is a frightening event, and you probably don’t want to think about it. But, if you learn the signs of a heart attack and what steps to take, you can save a life–maybe your own. What are the signs of a heart attack? Many people think a heart attack is sudden and intense, like a “movie” heart attack, where a person clutches his or her chest and falls over. The truth is that many heart attacks start slowly, as a mild pain or discomfort. If you feel such a symptom, you may not be sure what’s wrong. Your symptoms may even come and go. Even those who have had a heart attack may not recognize their symptoms, because the next attack can have entirely different ones. Women may not think they’re at risk of having a heart attack–but they are. Learn more about women and heart attack. It’s vital that everyone learn the warning signs of a heart attack. These are: Chest discomfort. Most heart attacks involve discomfort in the center of the chest that lasts for more than a few minutes, or goes away and comes back. The discomfort can feel like uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness, or pain. Discomfort in other areas of the upper body. Can include pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw, or stomach. Shortness of breath. Often comes along with chest discomfort. But it also can occur before chest discomfort. Other symptoms. May include breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea, or light-headedness. Learn the signs–but also remember: Even if you’re not sure it’s a heart attack, you should still have it checked out. Fast action can save lives-maybe your own. After you learn more about heart attack, try a brief quiz to see if you know what to do if you or someone else has warning signs. How do you survive a heart attack? Fast action is your best weapon against a heart attack. Why? Because clot-busting drugs and other artery-opening treatments can stop a heart attack in its tracks. They can prevent or limit damage to the heart–but they need to be given immediately after symptoms begin. The sooner they are started, the more good they will do–and the greater the chances are for survival and a full recovery. To be most effective, they need to be given ideally within 1 hour of the start of heart attack symptoms. You can reduce your risk of having a heart attack—even if you already have coronary Heart Disease (CHD) or have had a previous heart attack. The key is to take steps to prevent or control your heart disease risk factors. Six Key Steps To Reduce Heart Attack Risk; Taking these steps will reduce your risk of having a heart attack: Stop smoking; Lower high blood pressure; Reduce high blood cholesterol; Aim for a healthy weight; Be physically active each day. Manage diabetes.

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Heart disease affects more than 20 million Americans. Let’s explore the various forms that Heart Disease can take.Watch More Health Videos at Health Guru: http://www.healthguru.com/?YT

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Visit http://cardiology.healthanimations.com for FREE videos, illustrations and patient handouts for healthcare providers. This 3d medical animation shows a Heart Attack resulting from atherosclerosis, which is inflammation of an artery. It was designed to be an immersive experience to hold the viewer’s interest in this complex, slow-developing process. Every shot was conceptualized as a visual effect to evoke the sensation of a journey within a dynamic and diverse environment. Beginning with the probable cause, which is damage to the endothelial wall, the story progresses in detail through the stages of atherosclerosis concluding with the resulting damage to the heart. See more 3D medical animations from Nucleus Medical Art at http://www.nucleusinc.com/youtube ANCE00192

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Human Heart Function

Revealing and detailing all distinct elements of the body, from the mysteries of DNA to the functions of each major body system, this encyclopedic volume is packed with stunning and elaborate visuals and includes a DVD that reveals all of the body’s inner workings. Also includes accessible health and medical info that makes this book idealisti for families, students, health professionals, or any individual who wants to learn more with regards to the humane body.

Review “. . . combines jaw-dropping illustrations with meaty captions and commentary to give “Eyewitness” graduates a mesmerizing tour of the body’s elements and mutual diseases.” — School Library Journal, July 2007

For kids fascinated in bodies and how they work–and who aren’t ready to dig into Grey’s Anatomy–there’s no better reference than this vividly illustrated book. — Entertainment Weekly

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79 of 80 humans found the following review helpful.
One-of-a-kind must-have
By Jerry L. the Bibliophile
This is one of the best mass-market humane body books available on the market. DK (Dorling Kindersley) has published yet another marvelous eye-opening jewel. This book’s 3D digital art and design is what separates it from other humane body books. This hardbound book likewise holds a lasting vinyl jacket (not paper jacket) and an interactional DVD.

Unlike the other previously-published DK Human Body books, like the pocket-sized blue-covered Human Body book, this book has 3 distinguishing features:

1) Amazing 3D computer-generated digital art, complemented with high-quality photographs. Some of the best features in regards to this book are the awful digital art, book design, and overall aesthetic impression.
2) Detailed, up-to-date extensive text that covers humane anatomy, physiology, and diseases. The text is much more elaborate and extensive than most other DK Human Body books. There are also a lot of “infoboxes” and numerous very helpful tables and charts.
3) An interactional DVD (for computers) containing computer-animated clips of the body. There are also anatomy atlases of the organ systems, which displays names of specific constituents when the cursor is rolled over it.

Overall, this book is highly colorful with hundreds of astonishing 3D images. I highly commend this book for people of all ages and education levels, and it is perfective as a coffee table book, instructional resource, or reference. You will NOT regret buying this book, and giving careful consideration to that you are buying a high-quality book and DVD together for only when it comes to $20, The Human Body Book is actually rather a bargain!

38 of 39 people found the following review helpful.
The Best Anatomy Book Ever
By R. Betz
I’ve studied anatomy and physiology in college, and taught the fundamentals for over 30 years, and this is the best resource I’ve ever laid my hands on. The data is concise and up to date, and the pictures and illustrations are fabulously detailed. I’ve learned something new on each page. I’ve just undergone bypass surgery on my heart and afterwards a plural effusion on my lungs. This book helped me understand my difficulties better than my doctor had. This is a superb book that I will use as a reference text after reading it word for word. DK you’ve done it again!

39 of 46 humans found the following review helpful.
Pretty good for the most part
By Kevin M. Brennan
This book was pretty good for the most part; however, I did find some faults in the anatomy (at gross and cellular level) and labels (duplicates and otherwise). There is a immense amount of data contained in it, but the art is not very consistent and most of it appears to be renders straight from the 3d program that was used.
There are a good deal of dynamic and interesting views of the material covered, but that is set back by some of the textures on the models. It seems like a few extra months were necessitated for the book so that a great deal of finishing touches could be applied.
One thing that does irk me is that the nerves are green…
As a aggregator of anatomy, medical, histology, and biology books, I may commend this book; but will stipulate that there are others that I unquestionably prefer.
KB

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The Function Of The Human Heart

This digital document is an article from Science Weekly, published by Science Weekly, Inc. on October 16, 1998. The length of the article is 7597 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 without delay after purchase. You may view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: The Heart.(function and anatomy of humane heart)(includes instructing guide, games, puzzles and crafts)
Publication: Science Weekly (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 16, 1998
Publisher: Science Weekly, Inc.
Volume: 15 Issue: 4 Page: 1(1)

Distributed by Thomson Gale

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Human Body Diagram Labeled

Classic illustrations by Peter Bachin. Shows anterior and posterior views of the muscular system. Also illustrates right half of the diaphragm, muscles of the posterior abdominal wall, and muscles of the right and right foot.Size is 20″ W by 26″ H.

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5 of 6 persons found the following review helpful.
muscle anatomy chart
By H. Parkin
The chart is incisively like the one I saw in my classes at school! The detail is perfective and easy to see and reference to- the price is perfective too!

2 of 2 persons found the following review helpful.
Gift for my nephew
By No Name
This was a gift for my nephew who wants to be a doctor. It’s a outstanding way for him to get intimate with the humane muscular system. Package came fine.

3 of 4 humans found the following review helpful.
REVIEW PENDING CORRECTIVE ACTION BY SELLER
By Benedict Rocks
This would be a beauteous product if it were shipped properly. Unfortunately, the laminated chart that we received was severely damaged and can’t be repaired. The packaging we received was VERY ill-suited to the product. The chart was rolled in a 24″ x 5″ x 5″ light-weight, square-sided, cardboard box. This is a VERY weak geometric shape and a structure that is almost guaranteed to be crushed in shipment as it is fundamentally a light-weight box of air surrounded by paper being shipped in a truck filled with heavy boxes weighing up to 150 pounds. This is incisively what happened, the box was crushed and the quality chart which we salaried for was turned into garbage. We’ve asked the marketer to switch their shipping protocol to structurally more inviolable tubes and ship a replacement. We’ll update this review after receiving feedback from the seller.

As to the chart itself, judging by the portions that were not crushed beyond legibility, the color, clarity and detail are excellent. The lamination seems to be almost perfective and makes the chart tear immune (we tested) and it may be written on with arid erase of non-permanent markers making it a much better instructing and study aid (again, we tested). The lamination is also light-weight making hanging possible even with just tape and there are two 3/8″ brass colored grommets in the top corners for sturdier, tear-`proof’ mounting that remains flexible (with say push-pins, thumb-tacks, nails, screws, or slot-wall pegs). The chart’s size is big sufficient for good detail and easy identification of specific muscles (even without my glasses) and yet little sufficient to concede for mounting flexibleness in a assortment of places. For example it would fit nicely on the upper share of a popular door with a ~5″or so border on both sides.

BOTTOM LINE: Beautiful product crushed by poor shipping protocol = garbage. We don’t pay for garbage. Do you?

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The Human Body

Revealing and detailing all distinct features of the body, from the mysteries of DNA to the functions of each major body system, this encyclopedic volume is packed with stunning and elaborated visuals and includes a DVD that reveals all of the body’s inner workings. Also includes accessible health and medical selective information that makes this book idealisti for families, students, health professionals, or any person who wants to learn more regarding the humane body.

Review “. . . combines jaw-dropping illustrations with meaty captions and commentary to give “Eyewitness” graduates a mesmerizing tour of the body’s parts and mutual diseases.” — School Library Journal, July 2007

For kids fascinated in bodies and how they work–and who aren’t ready to dig into Grey’s Anatomy–there’s no better reference than this vividly illustrated book. — Entertainment Weekly

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78 of 79 humans found the following review helpful.
One-of-a-kind must-have
By Jerry L. the Bibliophile
This is one of the best mass-market humane body books available on the market. DK (Dorling Kindersley) has published yet another marvelous eye-opening jewel. This book’s 3D digital art and design is what separates it from other humane body books. This hardbound book also holds a lasting vinyl jacket (not paper jacket) and an interactional DVD.

Unlike the other previously-published DK Human Body books, like the pocket-sized blue-covered Human Body book, this book has 3 distinguishing features:

1) Amazing 3D computer-generated digital art, complemented with high-quality photographs. Some of the best features with regards to this book are the amazing digital art, book design, and overall aesthetic impression.
2) Detailed, up-to-date extensive text that covers humane anatomy, physiology, and diseases. The text is much more elaborated and broad than most other DK Human Body books. There are likewise a lot of “infoboxes” and a heap of very helpful tables and charts.
3) An interactional DVD (for computers) containing computer-animated clips of the body. There are also anatomy atlases of the organ systems, which displays names of specific constituents when the cursor is rolled over it.

Overall, this book is highly colorful with hundreds of astonishing 3D images. I highly commend this book for persons of all ages and education levels, and it is perfective as a coffee table book, instructional resource, or reference. You will NOT regret buying this book, and giving careful consideration to that you are buying a high-quality book and DVD together for only in regards to $20, The Human Body Book is in truth rather a bargain!

38 of 39 people found the following review helpful.
The Best Anatomy Book Ever
By R. Betz
I’ve studied anatomy and physiology in college, and taught the fundamental principle for over 30 years, and this is the best resource I’ve ever laid my hands on. The info is concise and up to date, and the pictures and illustrations are fabulously detailed. I’ve learned something new on each page. I’ve just undergone bypass surgery on my heart and afterwards a plural effusion on my lungs. This book helped me understand my difficultnesses better than my doctor had. This is a superb book that I will use as a reference text after reading it word for word. DK you’ve done it again!

38 of 45 persons found the following review helpful.
Pretty good for the most part
By Kevin M. Brennan
This book was pretty good for the most part; however, I did find some faults in the anatomy (at gross and cellular level) and labels (duplicates and otherwise). There is a tremendous amount of info contained in it, but the art is not very consistent and most of it appears to be renders straight from the 3d program that was used.
There are a lot of dynamic and interesting views of the material covered, but that is set back by a heap of of the textures on the models. It seems like a few extra months were necessitated for the book so that some finishing touches could be applied.
One thing that does irk me is that the nerves are green…
As a gatherer of anatomy, medical, histology, and biology books, I may commend this book; but will stipulate that there are others that I unquestionably prefer.
KB

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Physiology Of The Human Body

Eric Widmaier (Boston University), Hershel Raff (Medical College of Wisconsin), and Kevin Strang (University of Wisconsin) have taken on the challenge of sustaining the amount of energy and reputation of Vander’s Human Physiology: The Mechanisms of Body Function. Moving beyond the listing of mere facts, it stresses the causal chains of events that constitute the mechanisms of body function. The rudimentary intent of this textbook is to present the principles and facts of humane physiology in a format that is suitable for undergraduates disregarding of academic background or field of study.

Vander’s Human Physiology, twelfth edition, carries on the tradition of clarity and accuracy, while refining and updating the content to meet the needs of today’s instructors and students. The twelfth edition features a streamlined, clinically oriented focus to the study of humane body systems. It has also responded to reviewer requests for more clinical applications. Chapter 19 was new for the eleventh edition, with three finish case studies. The twelfth edition will integrate an further and added new case study. Additional Physiology Inquiries have been added to a heap of figures all around the chapters. These critical-thinking questions are just one more prospect to add to the student’s learning experience.

Users who buy Connect Plus receive access to the full online ebook version of the textbook.

About the AuthorEric P. Widmaier received his Ph.D. in 1984 in Endocrinology from the University of California at San Francisco. His postdoctoral training was in endocrinology and physiology at the Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology, and The Salk Institute in La Jolla, CA. He is presently Professor of Biology at Boston University.

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43 of 43 persons found the following review helpful.
A well written introduction to humane physiology
By ninjasuperstar
The best aspect of this text is the quality of the writing. The writers have a clear excitement with regards to the subject, and for the most part, this makes reading the text pleasant rather than dry.

The book opens with an introduction to homeostasis and provides a theoretical central cohesive source of support and stability for the study of humane physiology. The second chapter is the obligatory introduction to rudimentary alchemy (atoms, protons, neutrons, electrons, etc.) that seems to be in almost each basic science book. Chapters three, four, and five are typical of closely all texts in regards to life – cell structure and function, proteins, metabolism, and chemical messengers.

It’s not until chapter six, “Neuronal Signaling and the Structure of the Nervous System,” that the text begins to move away from an firstborn biology book. Chapter six serves as a model for the rest of the book and the central principle of physiology: The humane body wants to be in balance, and there are competing chemical and electrical pathways fighting for and versus this balance. The final chapter, which my professor skipped, is medically oriented. The student is asked to consider what they have learned and utilise it to a case study narrative, to fundamentally diagnose a patient.

Throughout the text there are numerous figures, tables, key words, and end-of-chapter study guides (the guides are very helpful for organizing data when studying for a test). Yet the diverse making something publicly available of selective information is a bit overpowering sometimes. For example, numerous chapters have far too a good deal of bolded key words in a row, which may be distracting to read.

Overall, I enjoyed reading this text. There’s a lot of info in this book, but if you take the time to read and reread the text, you’ll have a very good understanding of basic humane physiology.

Subjects of each chapter:
1. Homeostasis
2. Basic chemistry
3. Cell structure and function
4. Cell membranes
5. Chemical messengers
6. Nervous system
7. Sensory physiology
8. The brain
9. Muscle
10. Control of body movement
11. Endocrine system
12. Cardiovascular system
13. Respiratory system
14. Kidneys
15. Digestion
16. Metabolism
17. Reproduction
18. Defense mechanisms of the body
19. Clinical cases

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful.
Detailed but Approachable
By Jules Green
I haven’t had any exposure to biology-related topics for rather a heap of time, but Vander’s Physiology brings it back with sufficient depth and breadth to grasp without getting lost in the details. This is not the most recent edition but still very utile for those of us not going much further in our study of physiology.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Great Book
By Tyler M. Keckley
Book is what you need for any intro physiology class and goes even more in depth then my prof does

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Diagram Of Muscles

Classic illustrations by Peter Bachin. Shows anterior and posterior views of the muscular system. Also illustrates right half of the diaphragm, muscles of the posterior abdominal wall, and muscles of the right and right foot.Size is 20″ W by 26″ H.

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5 of 6 humans found the following review helpful.
muscle anatomy chart
By H. Parkin
The chart is precisely like the one I saw in my classes at school! The detail is perfective and easy to see and reference to- the price is perfective too!

2 of 2 persons found the following review helpful.
Gift for my nephew
By No Name
This was a gift for my nephew who wants to be a doctor. It’s a outstanding way for him to get intimate with the humane muscular system. Package came fine.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
REVIEW PENDING CORRECTIVE ACTION BY SELLER
By Benedict Rocks
This would be a beauteous product if it were shipped properly. Unfortunately, the laminated chart that we received was seriously damaged and can’t be repaired. The packaging we received was VERY ill-suited to the product. The chart was rolled in a 24″ x 5″ x 5″ light-weight, square-sided, cardboard box. This is a VERY weak geometric shape and a structure that is closely guaranteed to be crushed in shipment as it is basically a light-weight box of air surrounded by paper being shipped in a truck filled with heavy boxes weighing up to 150 pounds. This is incisively what happened, the box was crushed and the quality chart which we paid for was turned into garbage. We’ve asked the marketer to switch their shipping protocol to structurally more inviolable tubes and ship a replacement. We’ll update this review after receiving feedback from the seller.

As to the chart itself, judging by the portions that were not crushed beyond legibility, the color, clarity and detail are excellent. The lamination seems to be closely perfective and makes the chart tear immune (we tested) and it may be written on with arid erase of non-permanent markers making it a much better instructing and study aid (again, we tested). The lamination is likewise light-weight making hanging possible even with just tape and there are two 3/8″ brass colored grommets in the top corners for sturdier, tear-`proof’ mounting that remains flexible (with say push-pins, thumb-tacks, nails, screws, or slot-wall pegs). The chart’s size is huge sufficient for good detail and easy identification of specific muscles (even without my glasses) and yet little sufficient to concede for mounting flexibleness in a potpourri of places. For example it would fit nicely on the upper percentage of a general door with a ~5″or so border on both sides.

BOTTOM LINE: Beautiful product crushed by poor shipping protocol = garbage. We don’t recompense for garbage. Do you?

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