• The obvious and not-so-obvious warning signs of a heart attack
• The ”Big Five” Killers: hypertension, diabetes, smoking, obesity, and a sedentary lifestyle
• A fresh look at the old foes: LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, and others
• The truth about stress tests: what they do and don’t indicate about your cardiac risk
• How to take advantage of the latest imaging the stress tests to determine risk. Inflammation, infection, and beyond
• Which emerging factors should your patient be tested for?
• How to determine personal risk factors Dr. DeVane’s practical and proven approach to living a heart-smart life
• 101 things you can do now to prevent a heart attack
• Making exercise a number-one priority
• The Heart Smart approach to nutrition, dieting, heart-healthy superfoods, and supplements

Take control of health and turn back the damaging effects of cardiovascular disease with the effective and proven program found in Dr. DeVane’s Heart Smart.

Level: Intermediate
ISBN: 0471746924
ISBN-13: 9780471746928
Format: Hardcover, 272pp
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Pub date: 2006

Contents
Foreword by James M. Rippe, M.D.
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Heart Smart Advantage
Step One Recognize the Warning Signs of Heart Disease
Chapter 1. Heart Attack!
Know the Warning Sins to Save Your Life
Chapter 2. The Ultimate Chest Pain Guide
When Should You Worry?
Chapter 3. Attack of the Killer Plaque
Coronary Heart Disease and Atherosclerosis
Step Two Take Charge of Your Cardiac Risk Factors
Chapter 4. Traditional Cardiac Risk Factors
The Big Picture
Chapter 5. Watch Out for the “Big Five” Killers
Hypertension, the “New” Diabetes, Smoking, Obesity, and a Sedentary Lifestyle
Chapter 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
Chapter 7. Digging Deeper into Your Risk
Inflammation, Infection and Beyond: Which Emerging Factors Should You Be Tested For?
Chapter 8. The Truth about Stress Tests
What They Can and Can’t Tell You about Your Cardiac Risk
Chapter 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?
Chapter 10. Cardiac Risk Assessment Tools
Step Five Live the Heart Smart Life: A Cardiologist’s Practical and Proven Approach
Chapter 11. Kick Off Your Heart Smart Program
101 Things You Can Do Now to Prevent a Heart Attack
Chapter 12. Exercise A Priority for Heart Health
Chapter 13. What Can I Eat?
The Heart Smart Approach to Nutrition, Dieting, Heart-Healthy “Superfoods,” and Supplements
Chapter 14. Aspirin and Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs
Heart Medications to Save Your Life
Conclusion: No More Excuses, Live Heart Smart
Index 

The author 
Cardiologist Matthew S. DeVane, D.O.,.M.B.A., F.A.C.C., is the Director of Cardiac Disease Prevention and a recognized prevention expert in the largest private cardiology clinic in northern California. He is a researcher, teacher, and popular speaker with numerous TV appearances to his credit. Visit the author’s Web site at www.heartsmartonline.com 

Dietetic professionals
CPE Level: 2
Suggested Commission on Dietetic Registration Learning Need Codes: It is the sole responsibility of the dietetic professional to determine the learning need code met by a course. numedix.com provides the following "suggested" codes, but the professional can deviate from them if they feel another need is met.
2100 Nutritional biochemistry
3000 Nutrition assessment & Diagnosis
3005 Nutrition Diagnosis
3060 Laboratory tests
4000 Wellness and public health
4010 Community intervention, monitoring, and evaluation
4030 Dietary guidelines, DRIs, Food Guide Pyramid, food labeling
4040 Disease prevention
4050 Epidemiology
5160 Cardiovascular disease