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Integrative Cardiology: Complementary and Alternative Medicine for the Heart

Integrative Cardiology: Complementary and Alternative Medicine for the Heart

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Everything you need to incorporate complementary and alternative therapies into traditional cardiology practice

...a milestone in the inevitable merging of the two fields.--Dr. Andrew T. Weil, MD

Written by the leading experts in cardiology and integrative medicine, this practical resource delivers a critical and balanced assessment of the evidence for complementary alternative medicine (CAM) approaches and their use in conjunction with traditional therapies.

Comprehensive coverage includes::

  • CAM treatment modalities
  • Legal and ethical issues
  • An important overview of the mechanistic and physiologic links between CAM and the cardiovascular system
  • All categories identified by the NIHs National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) study
  • Special considerations in such vital areas as womens health, obesity, aging, and end-of-life care
  • Useful appendix that provides reliable sources of further information for both physicians and patients
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McGraw Hill / Medical
45326
9780071443371
9780071443371

Data sheet

Publication date
2007
Issue number
1
Cover
hard cover
Pages count
624
Dimensions (mm)
193 x 239
Weight (g)
1274
  • Contributors
    Foreword, Andrew T. Weil, MD
    Prologue
    Preface

    PART 1:: INTRODUCTION

    1. High Tech/High Touch:: Healing Environment in Blended Medicine at North Hawaii Community Hospital, Earl E. Bakken

    PART 2:: BASICS

    2. Integrating Complementary/Alternative Medicine into Your Cardiac Program, Cathy Young and Katrina Zapotulko
    3.Legal and Ethical Issues in Integrative Cardiology, Michael H. Cohen
    4. Academic Integrative Medical Centers of Excellence, John C. Longhurst
    5.Approaches to Clinical Trials of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Richard L. Nathan, Josh Berman, Catherine M. Stoney, and Shan S. Wong

    PART 3:: CAM TREATMENT MODALITIES:: NCCAM CATEGORIES

    6. Bioenergetic Techniques, Brian Olshansky
    7. Acupuncture, John C. Longhurst
    8. Herbal and Dietary Supplements in Cardiovascular Care:: Efficacy and Incorporation into Practice, Robert Alan Bonakdar, Erminia Guarneri and Rebecca Costello
    9. The Modified Mediterranean Diet, Robert A. Vogel
    10. Guided Imagery in Integrative Cardiology, Martin L. Rossman
    11. The Role of Stress and Various Modalities for Dealing with Stress and Prevention, Erminia Guarneri, Christopher Suhar, and Rauni Prittinen King
    12. Noetic Therapy, Spirituality and Prayer, Mitchell W. Krucoff, Suzanne W. Crater and Michael Cuffe
    13. Tai Chi and Qi Gong for Heart Health, Victor S. Sierpina, M. Kay Garcia, and Gloria Y. Yeh
    14. An Ayurvedic Approach to Cardiovascular Disease, Shahla J. Modir and David C. Leopold
    15. Applications of Music Therapy in the Continuum of Care for the Cardiac Patient, Cheryl Dileo and Barbara Reuer
    16. Naturopathic Medicine, Michael Traub
    17. Homeopathy, Maryann Ivons

    PART 4:: MECHANISTIC AND PHYSIOLOGICAL LINKS BETWEEN CAM AND THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

    18. Psychological Risk Factors and Pathophysiological Pathways Involved in Coronary Artery Disease:: Relevance to Complementary Medicine Interventions, Willem J. Kop and Jennifer L. Francis
    19. Integrative Cardiology:: Mechanisms of Cardiovascular Action of Acupuncture, John C. Longhurst and Stephanie C. Tjen-A-Looi
    20. The Emotional Basis of Coronary Heart Disease, Robert A. Vogel
    21. Nontraditional Approaches to Lipoprotein Metabolism Manipulation, H. Robert Superko

    PART 5:: SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONN AREAS

    22. Herbs for Menopause and Cardiovascular Disease, Sara L. Warner
    23. Obesity and Weight Loss:: An Overview of Diet, Drugs and Dietary Supplements, Rebecca B. Costello and Johanna T. Dwyer
    24. Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Cardiac Surgery, Steven F. Bolling, Martinus T. Spoor and Sara L. Warber
    25. Chronic Heart Failure:: An Integrative Approach to Alternative and Complementary Therapies, Michael S. Cuffe
    26. Management of Common Problems in Cardiovascular Care, Sudden Death and Arrhythmias, Brian Olshansky and Mina Chung
    27. Aging:: The Environment Reflects Humanity, John H.K. Vogel
    28. End-of-Life Care:: Hospice for the Heart, John H.K. Vogel and Julie H. Webster
    29. Presence, Healing and Healers:: An Introduction to Mindfulness, Meditation, and Its Relevance to Stress Reduction and Health for Patients, Physicians, and Health-Care Professionals, Jeffrey Brantley, Martin J. Sullivan, Suzanne W. Crater, and Mitchell W. Krucoff

    PART 6:: APPENDIX

    Reference Sources for Information on Dietary Supplements and Herbal Medicines, Rebecca B. Costello
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