Acknowledgements Thank you to the people who helped create this book: • People living with heart disease — your personal experiences are helpful to people facing similar challenges. • Care partners — you bring an important point of view to the story of living with heart disease. • Healthcare providers and experts — your expertise, insight and care ensure current and accurate information in this guide. Thank you for sharing your time, energy and talent.
Content REVIEWERS CARDIAC SURVIVORS Caroline Lavallйe (Quйbec) Vincent Daignault (Quйbec) Louise Boivin (Quйbec) Cendrine Mathews (Quйbec) Linda Vardy (Ontario) Hannah Wilansky (Ontario) Hasnain Mawji (Ontario) Shishir Lakhani (Ontario) Anselm Fok (Ontario) Sandra Thornton (Alberta) Susan Burns (Saskatchewan) Heather Eby (Saskatchewan) Kevin Vinding (Saskatchewan) Norm Normand Pearce (Nova Scotia) Barbara Ellison (British Columbia) RISK FACTORS Co-LEAD Karen Throndson , R.N., MN Clinical Nurse Specialist Cardiac Sciences Program, Health Sciences Centre, Manitoba Martine Montigny , M.D., M.Sc.
Cardiologist Directrice mйdicale, Programme santй physique gйnйrale et spйcialisйe, CISSS de Laval Professeure adjointe de clinique au dйpartement de mйdecine et spйcialitйs mйdicales, Facultй de mйdecine, Universitй de Montrйal (Quйbec) Co-LEAD Kathryn King-Shier , R.N., Ph.D. Professor and Guru Nanak Dev Ji DIL (Heart) Research Chair Faculty of Nursing and Department of Community Health Sciences University of Calgary, Alberta Thao Huynh , M.D., M.Sc., FRCPC, Ph.D. Cardiologist and epidemiologist Division de cardiologie, Centre universitaire de santй de McGill (CUSM) (Quйbec) Living Well with Heart Disease | I