Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women in North America. Martha Gulati, MD, specializes in heart disease prevention in women. In this audio interview, she describes risk factors and gives diet and lifestyle prevention tips.

Martha Gulati, MD, is a cardiologist and associate professor of medicine at The Ohio State University. She is also the Sarah Ross Soter Chair in Women's Cardiovascular Health and the section director for preventive cardiology and women's cardiovascular health at The Ohio State University. She is a coauthor of the most recent guidelines published by the American Heart Association for heart disease prevention in women. She is also coauthor of the book Saving Women's Hearts. For more information, visit www.marthagulati.com.