Films for the Humanities and Sciences

Heart Attack

In the U.S., heart disease accounts for thousands of deaths daily, and many experts put the bulk of the blame on the American diet. In this program, host Kat Carney looks at the causes, symptoms, and treatment of atherosclerosis. Doctors from Massachusetts General Hospital and other institutions emphasize the importance of healthy eating and prudent exercise while discussing risk factors, post-attack emotion therapy, and innovative approaches to heart repair using the Cohn Cardiac Stabilizer and the controversial TMR technique. OR footage of bypass surgery, balloon angioplasty, and pacemaker surgery is featured. A Discovery Channel Production. (50 minutes)

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Item#: BVL29619
Copyright date: ©2000
DVD ISBN 978-1-4213-1850-9

Part of the Series : The Body Invaders


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