Heart disease is a major concern for many Americans. Are you among the one in four who has heart disease and wants to know more? More patients confess a lack of understanding about the disease and its treatment, but they are discouraged when they discover most available print materials are too technical, too long and too difficult to read.

This book is for you! Heartbeat is a plain-talk discussion about the causes and treatment of the country's number one killer of adults. Could there be a better reference point in understanding the real truth when there is so much written about heart disease?