Heart Health After 60: A Senior Guide to Protecting Your Heart, Managing Cardiovascular Risk, and Living Fully (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798185848579)

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death among adults over 65. But it is also the chronic condition most responsive to the decisions we make about how we live. The lifestyle factors that protect the heart - moving, eating well, managing blood pressure, sleeping, managing stress - are powerful at any age, including yours.

Heart Health After 60 is a comprehensive, evidence-based guide to cardiovascular health written specifically for adults 60 and older. It covers every major dimension of heart health - from understanding how the heart ages to managing atrial fibrillation, heart failure, and the medications used to treat them - with clear, accessible language and practical guidance for every chapter.

This book also includes prominent emergency warning signs throughout - because knowing the symptoms of a heart attack and stroke, and knowing to call 911 immediately, is itself one of the most important things this book can give you.

Heart Health After 60 is the final book in the Healthy Aging Series, completing a comprehensive eight-book library covering exercise, nutrition, sleep, cognitive health, pain management, mental health, fall prevention, and cardiovascular health. The series closes with a reflection on what all eight books share: the same lifestyle factors that protect the heart also protect the brain, the bones, the balance, and the mood.

Your heart has been beating faithfully for six decades or more. With the right care, it will continue doing so for many more.