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Matthew Devane, MD, runs the largest private cardiology clinic in northern California, with 20 cardiologists in the group. Known as the Cardiovascular Consultants Medical Group, it is one of the premier cardiac care physician groups on the West Coast.   He is also Director of Cardiac Imaging at John Muir Medical Center outside of San Francisco.  At 37, he is mediagenic, articulate, and ambitious, and he does a great deal of speaking all over the United States to medical, corporate, and lay audiences. He has done local TV (he has tape) and regional radio and he has already met with PTA about working with them for the publication of this book.

Foreword by James M. Rippe, M.D.

Acknowledgments.

Introduction: The Heart Smart Advantage.

Step One: Recognize the Warning Signs of Heart Disease.

1. Heart Attack!
Know the Warning Signs to Save Your Life.

2. The Ultimate Chest Pain Guide
When Should You Worry?

3. Attack of the Killer Plaque
Coronary Heart Disease and Atherosclerosis.

Step Two: Take Charge of Your Cardiac Risk Factors.

4. Traditional Cardiac Risk Factors
The Big Picture.

5. Watch Out for the “Big Five” Killers
Hypertension, the “New” Diabetes, Smoking, Obesity, and a Sedentary Lifestyle.

6. Taking Aim at HDL, LDL, and Triglycerides
A New Look at Some Old Foes.

Step Three: Go High-Tech to Detect Heart Disease and Lower Your Risk.

7. Digging Deeper into Your Risk
Inflammation, Infection and Beyond: Which Emerging Factors Should You Be Tested For?

8. The Truth about Stress Tests
What They Can and Can’t Tell You about Your Cardiac Risk.

9. The Cutting Edge of Cardiology
Take Advantage of the Latest Imaging and Stress Tests to Find Out Your Risk.

Step Four: Putting It All Together: What’s Your Risk?

10. Cardiac Risk Assessment Tools.

Step Five: Live the Heart Smart Life: A Cardiologist’s Practical and Proven Approach.

11. Kick Off Your Heart Smart Program
101 Things You Can Do Now to Prevent a Heart Attack.

12. Exercise
A Priority for Heart Health.

13. What Can I Eat?
The Heart Smart Approach to Nutrition, Dieting, Heart-Healthy “Superfoods,” and Supplements.

14. Aspirin and Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs
Heart Medications to Save Your Life.

Conclusion: No More Excuses, Live Heart Smart 249

Index.