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Article: For women only: appropriate treatment for heart disease.("From the Heart: A Woman's Guide to Living Well with Heart Disease" by Kathy Kastan)(Book review)
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- Townsend Letter: The Examiner of Alternative Medicine
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- July 1, 2007
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From the Heart: A Woman's Guide to Living Well with Heart Disease
by Kathy Kastan, LCW, MAEd; President, WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease Published by Da Capo Press, a Member of the Perseus Books Group
http://www.dacapopress.com
Hardcover, c. 2007, $25 US/$30 CAN, 256 pp.
At age forty, Kathy Kastan began to experience symptoms associated with heart disease, but she was misdiagnosed three times before a cardiologist did a treadmill test with an echo-cardiogram and an EKG, which showed a blockage. Ultimately, she had bypass surgery, a full year after her initial symptoms began. This is a common scenario for ...