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| Before We Start | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Assess Your Risk | |
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| 10 Critical Cardiac Markers | |
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| Cholesterol and Other Lipids | |
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| Coronary Inflammation | |
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| Blood Clotting | |
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| Weight | |
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| Blood Pressure | |
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| Diabetes | |
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| Metabolic Syndrome | |
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| Aerobic Capacity | |
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| Smoking | |
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| Personality | |
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| Your Cardiac Marker Profile | |
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| Time for Action | |
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| Lower Your Cholesterol Numbers | |
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| Reduce Your LDL Level | |
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| Increase Your HDL Level | |
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| Bring Down Your Triglycerides | |
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| Manage Your CRP Level | |
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| Lower Your PLAC Level | |
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| Control Your Fibrinogen Level | |
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| Keep Your Weight Down | |
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| Monitor Your Blood Pressure | |
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| Deal with Diabetes | |
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| Be Smart About Metabolic Syndrome | |
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| Give Up Smoking | |
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| Cope with Stress | |
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| Manage Daily Stress | |
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| Making Sense of Stress | |
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| What Is Stress? | |
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| The Stress of Life | |
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| A Changing View | |
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| How Stress Works Against Your Heart | |
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| Time for Action | |
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| Take Time Out to Relax | |
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| Reserve Judgment | |
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| Focus on Concerns, Not Worries | |
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| Expect the Unexpected | |
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| Keep a Journal | |
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| Practice Positive Self-Talk | |
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| Clarify Your Goals and Values | |
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| Tranquilize with Exercise | |
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| Breathe Deeply | |
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| Get Enough Sleep | |
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| Develop Resiliency | |
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| Meditate | |
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| Listen to Your Spiritual Side | |
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| Visualize Life as You Want It | |
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| Take Up Tai Chi | |
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| Practice PMR | |
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| Release Stress Now! | |
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| Laugh | |
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| Practice Yoga | |
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| Be Assertive | |
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| Take a Vacation | |
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| Stretch | |
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| Volunteer | |
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| Get a Massage | |
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| Don't Be a Stranger | |
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| Be Realistic | |
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| Get a Pet | |
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| Control Your Anger and Hostility | |
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| Turn Off the TV | |
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| Make Exercise a Habit | |
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| The Exercise Advantage | |
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| The Benefits of Exercise | |
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| A Balanced Exercise Program | |
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| It's Never Too Late | |
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| Time for Action | |
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| Don't Wait till Wednesday | |
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| Take the Mirror Test | |
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| Just Do It! | |
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| Get an OK from Your Doctor | |
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| Start Slow and Steady | |
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| Have Fun | |
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| Work Toward a Goal | |
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| Take Time to Stretch | |
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| Join a Group | |
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| Make a Contract | |
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| Keep an Exercise Journal | |
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| Don't Be a Fool for Frauds | |
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| Walk Briskly | |
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| Take One Step and Then Ten Thousand | |
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| Run When You Could Have Walked | |
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| Be a Road Warrior | |
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| Banish Negativity | |
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| Drink Up | |
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| Spring for a Lesson | |
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| Make Exercise a Family Affair | |
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| Take a Seat | |
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| Plan a Fitness Vacation | |
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| Lift Those Weights! | |
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| Use Your Groceries | |
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| Disguise Your Exercise | |
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| Buy Shoes That Fit | |
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| Don't Neglect Your Arms | |
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| Feel the Beat | |
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| Switch Gears to Boost Metabolism | |
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| Visit the Mall | |
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| Mix It Up | |
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| Make Machines Work for You | |
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| Balance Your Diet | |
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| Know What You Eat | |
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| A Dietary Snapshot | |
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| What Makes a Heart-Healthy Diet? | |
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| The Truth About | |
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| Time for Action | |
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| Give Up Dieting | |
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| Decide to Lose Fat, Not Pounds | |
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| Keep a Food Journal | |
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| Develop a Hydration Plan | |
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| Make a Daily Fat Budget | |
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| Now Keep to Your Budget! | |
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| Get Your Calories Early in the Day | |
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| Be Cautious About Dietary Cholesterol | |
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| Rough Up Your Diet | |
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| Put More Fish in Your Diet | |
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| Don't Drown Your Fish in Fat | |
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| Become Label-Literate | |
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| Go Lean | |
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| Watch Out for Ground Beef | |
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| Add Soy to Your Diet | |
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| Get an Oil Change | |
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| Be Picky About Poultry | |
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| Don't Pass the Salt | |
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| Make Your Mustache Fat-Free | |
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| Get Your B's | |
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| Move the Cheese | |
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| Hide the Sugar Bowl | |
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| Drink Tea | |
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| Get Your Antioxidants from Food | |
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| Know Your Margarines | |
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| Have a Drink...If You Drink | |
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| Rewrite Your Favorite Recipes | |
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| Eat Your Beans | |
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| Easy on the Mayo | |
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| Be Smart About Snacks | |
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| Dress Salads Lightly | |
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| Figure Out Fast Food | |
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| Don't Go Menu-Mad | |
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| Limit Caffeine | |
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| Brush and Floss Your Teeth | |
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| Epilogue | |
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| Prescriptions, Procedures and Programs | |
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| Drug Therapy | |
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| Aspirin Therapy | |
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| Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs | |
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| Hormone Therapy | |
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| ACE Inhibitors | |
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| Beta-Blockers | |
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| Combination Drug Therapy | |
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| Testing for Coronary Heart Disease | |
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| Basic Tests | |
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| Intermediate Tests | |
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| Advanced Testing | |
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| Newer Diagnostic/Screening Tests | |
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| Revascularization Treatments for Coronary Heart Disease | |
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| Balloon Angioplasty | |
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| Bypass Surgery | |
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| Emerging Interventional Techniques | |
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| Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs | |
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| Rehabilitation Basics | |
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| Issues Regarding Rehabilitation Effectiveness and Utilization | |
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| Appendix: Sources, Credits and Websites | |
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| Index | |
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| About the Authors | |