The Heart Failure Mastery Bible: Your Blueprint for Complete Heart Failure Management

By Dr. Ankita Kashyap and Prof. Krishna N. Sharma

"The Heart Failure Mastery Bible: Your Blueprint for Complete Heart Failure Management" is an empowering guide designed to navigate individuals through the complexities of heart failure with a comprehensive approach. Beginning with a fundamental understanding of heart anatomy and function, it explores different types of heart failure and aids readers in recognizing symptoms. This book dispels myths surrounding heart failure and provides crucial insights into medical management, covering the role of medications, surgical options, and innovations. It emphasizes the importance of regular monitoring, emergency response awareness, and collaborative efforts with healthcare teams. The guide delves into the world of clinical trials and future treatments, offering a glimpse into the evolving landscape of heart failure care. Holistic approaches take center stage, exploring the power of nutrition, exercise, stress management, sleep, natural supplements, integrative therapies, and mind-body practices. Practical advice on living with heart failure, including travel considerations, financial and legal aspects, and building support systems, is covered. The book guides readers in customizing their heart failure plan, setting realistic goals, and monitoring progress. It advocates for a personalized approach, incorporating technology, apps, and psychological resilience to enhance the overall quality of life for individuals managing heart failure.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Virtued Press
• Release date: Jan 4, 2024
• ISBN: 9798224528806

Dr. Ankita Kashyap

Dr. Ankita Kashyap stands as a trailblazing figure in Azamgarh, holding the title of the first female MD (Medicine) in the city. She is a General Physician, Author, World Record Holder, and TEDx Speaker of considerable renown. Her medical prowess is reflected in her roles as Head of Department at Maha Mrityunjay Hospital and as a Consultant at Medicure Medical Center, both in Azamgarh. Dr. Ankita's extensive experience is further highlighted by her previous positions as a Senior Resident at prestigious institutions and her engaging Visiting Faculty stints at St. Louis University, Cameroon; and Victoria University, Uganda. Beyond her medical expertise, Dr. Ankita is a literary force with over 100 books to her name, earning her the accolade of best-selling author.

Book preview

Understanding Heart Failure

The Heart's Anatomy and Function

Margaret, a charming grandma who loved stories, sat across from her grandson in the peaceful comfort of a small, sunlit kitchen, a sense of urgency knitting her brows. She described the moment her life changed course and her heart began to warn of impending doom. She remarked, her voice trembling slightly, It seemed like a thread, unravelling slowly. How many times do we ignore the nudges till they grow louder?

This book is more than just a compilation of tactics; it's your anchor throughout the storm and a lifeline thrown into the turbulent waves of heart failure. I, Dr. Ankita Kashyap, extend an invitation to accompany you on a voyage through the depths of your heart, supported by a compassionate spirit and a hand firmly grounded in knowledge. This is where science and spirit meet, with each page representing a step toward becoming an expert over a situation that requires your attention but does not define you.

There are several stories like Margaret's. Yours hasn't finished yet. Will you listen to the rumours? What if the thread that appears to be unravelling is actually the key to a picture of health and vigour that you haven't yet begun to picture?

The delicate yet persistent thread of life threads itself through our lives in a pattern that is rarely easy to understand. Sometimes the harsh interruption of a heartbeat gone wrong is what makes us look at the miracle of our own survival. You won't find a simple guidebook in the pages that follow; rather, what follows is the result of years of study, application, and close interactions with the human heart in both its physical and emotional forms.

Allow me to transport you back to a day that will always be emblazoned in my memory: the day I met Jonathan, a professor in his middle years who had a zest for life and a love for Shakespeare. In my office, he sat there, his eyes showing a fear he was too proud to admit. With a forced smile, he joked, To be or not to be. Like Hamlet, except much more literally, it was the question that tormented him. Even though his heart was fluttering, I could still see his spirit flicker with unyielding tenacity.

The foundation of the profound knowledge I want to impart to you is made up of stories like Jonathan's and innumerable others similar to his. Turning each page will reveal a tapestry of experiences, beautifully threaded with alternative healing techniques and woven with clinical knowledge.

Like many others, you may be wondering how to get through the maze of heart failure management without becoming lost in the medical jargon that frequently obscures our knowledge. Do not be alarmed; I swear to you, my reader, to use language that uplifts, explains, and gives you power. We want to rewrite your storey with health and hope as our guiding principles. You are the protagonist in this journey, not a bystander.

You can anticipate delving deeper into the core of the issue in the upcoming chapters as we examine the physical aspects of your heart failure, lifestyle decisions that can act as a poison or an antidote, and the psychological environment that has the power to uplift or depress people who are affected by it.

Let's start our adventure by dissecting the intricate structure and operation of the heart. The amazing organ that beats inside the safety of our rib cage, the heart is more than just a mechanical pump; it's a symphony of life's pulsations that creates the beat that keeps us alive.

The heart is an essential organ that pumps blood necessary for life throughout the body. It is sometimes romanticised as the seat of our emotions.

From a physiological standpoint, the heart is a muscular organ that pumps blood through the circulatory system to supply the body's tissues with nutrition and oxygen.

The heart, which has two atria and two ventricles, works as a two-chambered pump. While the ventricles pump blood out to the body and lungs, the atria receive blood from both