A guide to heart disease in women that provides information on determining one's risk, screening, testing, medications, exercise, the influence of stress, sleep, and other related topics.

Affairs of a women's heart -- The risks to a woman's heart -- Determining your risk of heart disease -- Screen and testing for heart disease : what must be done, what can be done, and what the results mean -- Heart medications -- Therapeutic options and treatment goals for heart disease and specific cardiac risk factors -- Nature's pharmacy -- Heart bites -- Exercise and your heart -- The impact of stress -- Sleep and heart health -- Why women matter : marching to a new beat.