Be Heart Smart is the definitive guide to help prevent and treat coronary heart disease and heart attacks.
Waqar Khan, MD, MPH, is a board-certified interventional cardiologist who has helped thousands of patients overcome coronary heart disease and improve their heart health during his 20-plus years in private practice. A fellow of the American College of Cardiology, he serves as the Medical Director at the Lone Star Heart and Vascular Center in Houston, Texas, and is an affiliate faculty member in cardiology at Baylor College of Medicine.
“Be Heart Smart is a comprehensive analysis of the risk factors,
diagnostic evaluation, and treatment of coronary heart disease. It
should be read by anyone with a family history of a heart attack or
a fear of experiencing one. If everyone in the United States
followed the recommendations, tens of thousands of lives would be
saved each year.”
—Robert Pearl, MD, bestselling author of Mistreated: Why We Think
We’re Getting Good Health Care and Why We’re Usually Wrong
“Dr. Khan has distilled the complexities of heart disease to make
them easily understandable by the layperson—our patients. It is
well-written, informative, and fun to read. It offers excellent
advice, which reflects the experience and good judgment of the
author. I highly recommend this for all patients with heart and
vascular problems.”
—Mahesh Ramchandani MD, FRCS, Chief of Cardiac Surgery at DeBakey
Heart and Vascular Center at Houston Methodist Hospital
“Dr. Khan is a terrific writer, and his book on heart health is the
best I’ve read—clear, focused, and friendly. I intend to read it
regularly to maintain my heart. I was especially happy to see him
point to depression as a problem. As I would put it, the soul, not
just the body, can have a heart attack.”
—Thomas Moore, author of the New York Times bestseller Care of the
Soul
“A writer’s most challenging task is to take a complicated,
angst-ridden subject, and render it simple and even enjoyable. Dr.
Khan has accomplished this feat with the human heart. Consider this
book the essential owner’s manual for that life-sustaining
machine.”
—Jay Heinrichs, author of the New York Times bestseller Thank You
for Arguing
“Be Heart Smart is the practical, pragmatic, down-to-earth book for
patients that every cardiology patient should read, and every
cardiologist wishes they had written. I’m definitely purchasing
copies for my family!”
—Halee Fischer-Wright, MD, CEO of the Medical Group Management
Association and bestselling author of Back to Balance
“Be Heart Smart is written by a very experienced physician who has
been diagnosing and treating patients for many years. This book
shares real-life experiences that Dr. Khan has had with patients
with different forms of coronary artery disease and informs
patients about causes, consequences, optimal treatments, and
efforts to prevent them. I recommend this book to all patients who
have coronary artery disease and for their family and friends.”
—James T. Willerson, MD, President Emeritus of Texas Heart
Institute, former editor of the American Heart Association journal
Circulation, Past-President of the University of Texas Health
Science Center, and author of numerous books, including Coronary
Artery Disease and Cardiovascular Medicine
“Be Heart Smart is easy to read and well-directed at the
layman—very comprehensive for the patient concerned about CHD.”
—Morton J. Kern, MD, Past President of Society for Cardiovascular
Angiography and Interventions and author of The Cardiac
Catheterization Handbook
“This is a practical guide to help individuals understand the signs
and symptoms of heart disease and the approach to both treat and
prevent heart disease.”
—Christie Ballantyne, MD, Chief of Cardiology and Cardiovascular
Research at Baylor College of Medicine
“Dr. Khan has delivered a valuable read for anyone concerned about
heart health. Clear, well organized, and potentially life-saving
information is presented in an easy-to-understand format. Well
done!”
—Rick Kirschner, MD, bestselling author of How to Deal with
Difficult People
“This excellent book is written with great clarity in a way that a
lay readership can gain a better understanding of the protocols for
treating and possibly reducing the risk of developing heart
disease.”
—Marcus Conyers, PhD, author of Positively Smarter: Science and
Strategies for Increasing Happiness, Achievement, and
Well-Being
“Simply stated, if you have coronary heart disease, Be Heart Smart
could save your life. Exceptionally well written, organized and
presented for the benefit of the non-specialist general reader, Be
Heart Smart should be a part of every community, college, and
university library Health/Medicine collection in general, and
Coronary Heart Disease supplemental studies lists in particular.”
—Midwest Book Reviews
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