This book is truly informative and helpful. Reading it has empowered me to take steps to be able to live with the frighteneing diagnosis of heart failure. The suggestions given are practical and helpful. By reading the book, I was able to find support groups on line--most helpful. I heartily (pun intended!) recommend it for anyone who has been diagnosed with heart failure.

Although much of the information in this book was given to me at the hospital, it is an excelent review and fills in an abundance of additional stuff. The "whys" and "what to do" and prognosis are given, along with encouragement. It covers the present stage of cardiology and delves into the future advances. Specialized sections, like for caregivers, is indeed helpful. There are directions for getting additional information from books and on the Internet. This is the last additon that Marc Silver intends to write. He states that so much material is showing up on the Internet that a book is not needed. The problem with information on the net is that it is scattered about at different sites, so get the book while still in print. I recommend it.