Answering Your Questions about Heart Disease

When will it be safe to resume sex? What sexual positions are easiest on my heart? Can Viagra, Cialis, or Levitra be life-threatening? Will I ever be too old for sex? If you're one of the 59 million Americans who have heart disease, you've wondered how it will affect your sex life. Now, the answers you need to safely resume intimacy are at your fingertips. A practical, candid, informative, and original dialogue on this long neglected subject. Eduardo Chapunoff, M.D. takes the mystery out of heart disease and gives compassionate advice to both heart patients and their partners. Book jacket.

Eduardo Chapunoff, M.D., is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Cardiovascular Disease, a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American College of Cardiology, and a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Miami School of Medicine. Currently in private practice, he is the author of Sex and the Cardiac Patient and its Spanish version, El Sexo y el Pacinete Cardiaco.

Foreword	p. x
Introduction: Sex, the Heart, and the Search for Happiness	p. xii
An Introduction to Sex and the Heart	p. 1
A New Beginning: The Good Side of Your Crisis	p. 2
Cardiovascular Disease, Sex, and Aging	p. 10
When Sex is Not Working the Way It Should: Sexual Dysfunction	p. 23
The Female Perspective	p. 49
The Risks of Sex	p. 67
Instructions for the Cardiac Patient	p. 68
The Right Way and the Risky Way of Having Sex	p. 78
The Myths of Masturbation	p. 85
Stress and the Heart	p. 91
Extramarital Affairs and the Adrenaline Surge	p. 103
Communication with Your Doctor and Your Partner	p. 115
How to Talk to Your Doctor	p. 116
Your Sexual Partner: Communication is Key	p. 134
A Conversation with Two Experts in the Field of Human Interaction	p. 145
What You Can Do	p. 167
Back to Bed: Rush versus Procrastination	p. 168
What to Do and When to Do It	p. 174
Erectile Dysfunction and the Heart	p. 184
Exercise, the Heart, and Sex	p. 209
Nutrition and Your Heart	p. 216
Conclusion	p. 225
Anatomy of a Heart Attack	p. 231
Cardiovascular Risk Factors	p. 237
Practical Tips on Commonly Used Cardiac Drugs	p. 253
Resources	p. 259
Glossary	p. 265
Index	p. 276
About the Author	p. 282
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Answering Your Questions about Heart Disease and Sex

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