Heart Smart: A Cardiologists 5-Step Plan for Detecting, Preventing, and Even Reversing Heart Disease

I am going to keep this review short, simple and to the point. FORGET the antiquated "cholesterol test" that most doctors use today (that only look at TOTAL, LDL, HDL cholesterols and triglycerides). This "ancient" test does NOT tell you what you REALLY need to know. "Heart Smart" contains information about the MANY different risk factors for heart attacks and strokes. Few people (including most Internists / General Practitioners, and many Cardiologists) know too little or nothing at all about these risk factors. You or a loved one could die from or suffer an incapacitating heart attack or stroke that could have been prevented with early detection of these risk factors. Read "Heart Smart", get ALL of the tests (can be done easily) and know for certain what your risk factor(s) are for heart attack / stroke. If you choose to ignore the information in this book, you do so at your own risk, and will have only yourself to blame if you suffer a heart attack or stroke...IF you live through it!!

This book breaks down the causes of cardio-vascular disease, the treatments including tests, drugs and alternative supplements and foods. Easy to understand even without prior knowledge of cardiology and pathology. I highly recommend this book to anyone serious about avoiding the development of cardiovascular disease, reducing the damage of it or even reversing it.

A Cardiologist writes this book in lay-man's terms. It is well-written at an appropriate level for a reasonably intelligent person. Dr. DeVane explains concepts well, makes the topic interesting and includes new advances. His holistic approach is practical and easy to read. I buy this book frequently and give it for birthday and Christmas gift giving.

This is the best book I've read that covers heart disease detection, prevention, and reversal PERIOD. A mandatory read if you have heart disease in your family!! I've read many of these types of books because I have heart disease in my family and have been dealing with genetic high cholesterol my whole life. Everything you need to know about heart disease in one book...it's like a complete handbook on heart disease. The first part deals with what it is actually like to have a heart attack and what to do to stay alive...this is worth the price of the book alone. The author believes that absolutely NO ONE should ever have a heart attack much less die from one with a little proactive work from you and your doctor. The book outlines all the various ways to properly test the likelihood of heart disease (just one example: Don't just take a cholesterol and stress test; but actually testing the size of your body's cholesterol may be more valuable to know since you can have a heart attack with as little as 30% blockage and traditional stress test only detects blockage of 70% or greater) This book is absolutely full of this type of useful information which can keep you around for a very long time. Also, I really liked the way this book has all the up-to-date medial detection and medical treatment technology and goes way beyond the basic stuff you see in all the other medical publications (Details the different types of cholesterol tests, stress tests, heart scan technology, etc.). Also runs through the good points and bad points from a cardiologist standpoint of the more popular diets that people use (instead of just singling out fat as the culprit like every other medical publication.) This book is technical but simple for the lay person to understand because of the easy explanations Dr. Devane uses. The book gives you today's most up to date tools to PROPERLY detect and reverse heart disease. Just knowing all the facts that are out there makes it easier to motivate yourself to take control and responsibility over making proper decisions if you or someone you love has to deal with heart disease. GREAT BOOK AND A GREAT READ!!