Principles for Prescribing Exercise in Cardiovascular Disease -- Nutrition in Cardiac Rehabilitation -- References -- Assessment and Management of Depression in Cardiac Rehabilitation Patients -- Managing Stress to Manage Heart Disease -- Use of Readiness for Change in Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs -- Smoking Cessation: The Prescription that Every Smoker Should be Given -- Utility of Graded Exercise Testing in the Cardiac Rehabilitation Setting -- Graded Exercise Testing -- The Use of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Primer and Case Analysis -- Role of the 6-Minute Walk Test in Cardiac Rehabilitation -- Cardiac Rehabilitation: Statins and the Rationale for Implementation of Lipid-Lowering Therapy -- Treating to Goal: Diabetes and Hypertension -- Exercise in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease -- Exercise as a Therapeutic Intervention for Hypertension -- Diabetes Mellitus and Cardiac Rehabilitation in Clinical Practice -- Pulmonary Issues Related to Cardiac Rehabilitation -- Exercise Rehabilitation for Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease -- Dealing with Arthritis as a Comorbidity in Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs -- Cardiac Rehabilitation for Elderly Cardiac Patients -- Expanding Your Model: Optimizing Referrals and Introducing Disease Management -- The Role of the Physician-Medical Director in Cardiac Rehabilitation -- Assessment and Treatment of Risk in the Clinic Setting -- Cardiac Rehabilitation Staffing -- Reimbursement Issues.