CONTENTS

1. Cover
2. Half Title
3. Title
4. Copyright
5. Dedication
6. CONTENTS
7. Introduction
8. Part I Anatomy of a Silent Killer
9. Part I Introduction
   1.  1 Heart Biology 101
   2.  2 Why Do Heart Attacks Happen?
   3.  3 Types of Silent Heart Disease
   4.  4 Heart Damage: Stunning and Cardiac Arrest
10. Part I Takeaways
11. Part II Risk Factors: Nature versus Nurture
12. Part II Introduction
    1.  5 Family History
    2.  6 Age and Gender
    3.  7 High LDL Cholesterol
    4.  8 High Blood Pressure
    5.  9 Diabetes and Kidney Disease
    6. 10 Diet
    7. 11 Sedentary Lifestyle
    8. 12 Obesity
    9. 13 Substance Abuse
    10. 14 Anxiety, Stress, and Sleep Impairment
13. Part II Takeaways
14. Part III Tests and Treatment
15. Part III Introduction
    1. 15 Diagnostic Tests
    2. 16 Treatments
    3. 17 Heart Disease in the Twenty-First Century
16. Part III Takeaways
17. Part IV Resources
    1. DIY Cardiac Risk Factor Tests
    2. Epilogue: A Final Word about COVID-19
    3. Cardiac Glossary
    4. Bibliography
    5. Acknowledgments
    6. About the Author