So You’re Having Heart Cath and Angioplasty This book is the ultimate guide to cardiac catheterization (heart cath) and angioplasty in the US. It gives you the information you need to be firmly in the driver’s seat, from preparing for the first hospital visit, through the heart cath and angioplasty procedures, to the quickest routes to recovery. Real-life patient stories, extensive self-help sections, and detailed illustrations fully explain the procedure, and a glossary and who’s who of medical staff take the mystery out of medicine. Also included are a comprehensive directory to Internet and other resources, a guide to complementary therapies, and a diary to help you keep track of your treatment—and your recovery 176 pages: $14.95 ISBN 0-470-83343-2 About the authors: E. Magnus Ohman MD, FRCPI, FACC is the Ernest and Hazel Craige Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Chief of the Division of Cardiology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Director of the UNC Heart Center. Gail Cox RN is a cardiology nurse clinician at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the Patient Care Coordinator of the UNC Heart Center. Stephen Fort MD, BSc, MB, CHB, MRCP, FRCPC is a Staff Cardiologist at Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto. He is an internationally recognized expert in interventional cardiology and cardiac imaging. Victoria K. Foulger RN, BPhil is a chartered herbalist and former cardiac research nurse. She has cared for hundreds of patients in coronary care, intensive care units, and cardiac catheterization laboratories. Her research interests include the communications needs of patients undergoing angiography. © Copyright 2000-2004 SCRIPT Medical Press Inc.