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Heart Frauds: Uncovering the Biggest Health Scam in History
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.123
EAN: 9780941599566
ISBN: 0941599566
Label: Piccadilly Books
Manufacturer: Piccadilly Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 190
Publication Date: 2001-04
Publisher: Piccadilly Books
Studio: Piccadilly Books
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Did you know that...
*The angiogram used for recommending procedures on the heart is highly inaccurate and that most angiograms are not necessary.
*There is no evidence that coronary bypass surgery or balloon angioplasties extend life, yet over 600,000 of these procedures are being done each year.
*Blood cholesterol levels are ineffective in determining heart attack risk and much more accurate measurements exist but are seldom used.
*Cholesterol-lowering drugs do not extend life, but may actually increase the overall death rate.
*The primary focus in the medical industry is to make a profit and, therefore, much of the advice and treatment we receive is not in our best interest.
*We pay an estimated $45 billion per year on preventive and treatment measures for heart disease that don't work.
*Obstructions in coronary arteries can open up with diet and lifestyle changes alone, but because of financial incentives doctors prefer sending patients into surgery.
*Conventional treatment for heart disease often does not work but safe, inexpensive methods are available that do work.
If your doctor recommends getting an angiogram, coronary bypass surgery, balloon angioplasty, or taking cholesterol-lowering drugs your best course of action may be to run out the door. For most people these procedures/treatments are not effective and are completely unnecessary. The most popular medical procedures are the most profitable for the health care industry but are often the least effective. Hundreds of thousands of people each year are deceived in undergoing expensive medical treatments that do no good and may even do a great deal of harm. Highly effective procedures that are low-risk and inexpensive are ignored or even ridiculed. Recommending expensive, high-risk procedures over the cheaper, more effective ones amounts to nothing more than fraud. If you had the choice of going through a risky $20,000 surgical procedure or simply taking a daily vitamin supplement which one would you choose? Most patients aren't given the choice.
These facts, and more, led Charles T. McGee, M.D. to write this hard hitting, expose of the health care system. In it you will learn which procedures and treatments to avoid and which ones offer the most hope. If you are concerned about heart disease, and everyone should be, you need to read this book!
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - o.k., but a bit disappointing
I wanted to like this book, but I was a bit disappointed. The causes and treatment of coronary artery disease are topics about which well-qualified experts hotly disagree. Who should we believe? The author's credibility suffers by the poor production qualities of the book, especially numerous typographical and grammatical errors. Maybe it shouldn't be so, but it is. More importantly, the author's zeal in promoting his own views on the subject have an over-the-top feel.
The author ... Read More
Rating:  - Surprising
I received this book as a gift, and judging from the title was expecting something kooky and eccentric. I was pleasantly suprised. Dr. McGhee supports every statement he makes with data, and provides references in the back. I was trying to lower my cholesterol level before I read this book (it's just under 200). Now I won't worry about it so much, as according to him taking cholesterol-lowering drugs could be much worse for my health. I learned a lot of things that surprised me, and saw a lot ... Read More
Rating: - Heart Frauds
I have been researching this kind of information and working with it for many years .
My opinion is BUY THIS BOOK .
If you have any concerns about any illness related to the Heart for your self , or others , you will not find a more relevant book .
Rating:  - Everyone over 35years old should read this book!
I graduated medical school over 10 years ago, even then, Cardiothoracic surgeons and Cardiologists have always been at the top of the hiearchy in hospitals. This is due to both money and machismo. Several facts always troubled me; everything from the patients who had heart attacks despite normal cholesterol, to the inconsistent findings seen on angiogram, to the cognitive defects seen following surgery.
Well, McGee's book cites multiple studies showing there is little correlation between ... Read More
Rating: - Out of the darkness into the Light
What a revelation. So glad to have read this book. Such a shame that the medical elite have to keep the American public in the dark on the more up to date science on why we are so heart attack prone in this country. I am so glad Dr. McGee is not afaid to tell the truth! People have to be more invovled and take more initiative in their health care and truly do some of their own research and don't just take their doctor's word for it as most doctors just parrot the party line or are too busy to find out ... Read More
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