Heart to Heart: The Truth About Heart Disease separates fact from fiction about a disease that remains the number one killer of men and women. Taped before an audience at the Harvard School of Government, this hour-long lecture features Dr. William Castelli, Director of the world-famous Framingham Heart Study, one of the largest longitudinal studies following the health of over 5,000 residents from one small Massachusetts town. Using humor, compassion, and a wonderful bedside manner, Dr. Castelli exposes the truth about heart disease. Some little know facts about women include: Heart disease is the number one killer of women over fifty Women don"t always have "classic warning signs" of a heart attack, and are therefore often misdiagnosed Women are more likely than men to have a second heart attack and are less likely to survive Until recently research on heart disease has focused almost exclusively on men Heart to Heart also shares the experiences of patients who have lived and learned, including: a child with high cholesterol, a woman who was misdiagnosed, and a man under forty who suffered a heart attack, a growing phenomenon. The bottom line of Heart to Heart is that taking care of your heart is hard work, but well worth it. Dr. Castelli gives viewers a path to follow with the latest on diet, stress and exercise.