Help Your Heart Doctor Save Your Life; New Cleveland Clinic Press Consumer Health Book Teaches How to Work with Your Cardiologist "You and Your Cardiologist: A Cleveland Clinic Guide" by Curtis Mark Rimmerman, M.D.

A consumer health book that teaches patients how to work closely with their cardiologists to prevent heart disease and even death.

Cleveland, Ohio (PRWEB) February 21, 2008 -- Visiting a cardiologist will be less stressful for those who read the latest release from Cleveland Clinic Press (http://www.clevelandclinicpress.org/). "You and Your Cardiologist: A Cleveland Clinic Guide" by Curtis Mark Rimmerman, M.D. is a consumer health book that teaches patients how to work closely with their cardiologists to prevent heart disease and even death.

Backed by Cleveland Clinic's (http://www.clevelandclinic.org/) 13-year reputation as America's best cardiac care center, Dr. Rimmerman is a noted heart doctor whose medical guide uses simple language and real-life examples to answer questions from readers, including:

-- How do I know if I'm having a heart attack?

-- Why do I need a cardiologist, and how do I choose the right one?

-- Which important details does my cardiologist need to know about me?

-- Are all these heart tests really necessary?

-- What are my medications for, and how do they work?

-- Can I trust information from the Internet?

-- What if I need heart surgery?

-- Will my life ever be normal after my heart attack?

Dr. Rimmerman's book on heart disease provides the most potent antidote for fear knowledge. From preparing for the exam to receiving treatment and understanding how doctors proceed from intake to diagnosis, this cardiology book increases awareness of matters of the heart and decreases anxiety.

Read more about and purchase (http://www.clevelandclinicpress.org/book.php?id=42)

"You and Your Cardiologist: A Cleveland Clinic Guide"

By Curtis Mark Rimmerman, M.D.

ISBN: 1596240814

Pages: 170                

$14.95/trade paperback            

About Cleveland Clinic Press

Cleveland Clinic Press is a medical book publisher whose mission is to improve health literacy and dispel myths associated with health and health care. The Press offers authoritative consumer medical guides and health books, including heart books, cancer books, healthy cookbooks, kids' books on health, and more.

About Cleveland Clinic

Founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1921, Cleveland Clinic is a nonprofit multispecialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. "U.S. News & World Report" consistently ranks Cleveland Clinic one of the nation's best hospitals in its annual "America's Best Hospitals" survey.

Cleveland Clinic Press contact for book review copies and author interviews:

Kathryn DeLong, +1-216-445-5547

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