Complementary Alternative Cardiovascular Medicine
Complementary Alternative Cardiovascular Medicine
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Contemporary Cardiology<br />
COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE<br />
CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE<br />
ISBN: 1-58829-186-3 E-ISBN: 1-59259-728-9<br />
humanapress.com<br />
Contemporary Cardiology<br />
Series Editor: Christopher P. Cannon, MD<br />
<strong>Complementary</strong> and <strong>Alternative</strong><br />
<strong>Cardiovascular</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong><br />
Edited by<br />
Richard A. Stein, MD<br />
Associate Chairman of <strong>Medicine</strong>, Beth Israel Medical Center; Chief of <strong>Medicine</strong>,<br />
The Singer Division of Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY<br />
Mehmet C. Oz, MD<br />
<strong>Cardiovascular</strong> Institute, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY<br />
With more than 50% of patients self-medicating today and with the enormous variety of complementary<br />
or alternative medicines (CAM) available, it has become imperative for health care providers to be familiar with,<br />
and knowledgeable about, these widely used treatments. In <strong>Complementary</strong> and <strong>Alternative</strong> <strong>Cardiovascular</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong>,<br />
academic clinicians, clinical scientists, well-known practitioners of alternative medicine, and authors of popular<br />
works on the subject summarize the facts about complementary cardiovascular medications so that physicians<br />
can confidently and intelligently advise their patients. The authors comprehensively explain the background for<br />
each important alternative therapy, its rationale, the evidence supporting its use, its possible interaction with<br />
standard medicines, and, where possible, what is known about its safety and efficacy. The therapies for treating<br />
coronary heart disease (CHD) range from the more commonly encountered herbs, vitamins, supplements, and<br />
dietary fats and oils, to such less familiar techniques as acupuncture, homeopathy, massage, chelation therapy,<br />
meditation, aroma therapy, prayer, and energy therapies. Also included is a value-added CD-ROM that contains<br />
an eBook version of the work that can be viewed either on your personal computer or synchronized to your PDA.<br />
Comprehensive and informative, <strong>Complementary</strong> and <strong>Alternative</strong> <strong>Cardiovascular</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong> offers traditional<br />
health care providers not only a critical introduction to the benefits and risks of CAM therapies in cardiovascular<br />
medicine, but also a sound basis for effectively counseling patients about the value and risks of these therapies.<br />
• Comprehensive review of CAM therapies for<br />
cardiovascular disease<br />
• Critical discussion of the cardiac patient’s CAM world<br />
• Everything you need to know to talk with your<br />
cardiac patient about CAM<br />
• Review of risky herb and supplement drug<br />
interactions with pharmaceuticals<br />
• A new look at chelation, the basis of a new<br />
NIH-sponsored clinical trial<br />
Features<br />
Contents<br />
• Using herbs and supplements to treat and prevent<br />
coronary heart disease<br />
• How acupuncture can add to the value of a CHD<br />
treatment program<br />
• Physician’s guide to internet resources concerning<br />
CAM in cardiovascular disease<br />
• CD-ROM with an eBook version of the book<br />
suitable for viewing on a PC or PDA<br />
<strong>Complementary</strong> and <strong>Alternative</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong> in the Prevention and Treatment of <strong>Cardiovascular</strong> Disease: An Introduction. History, Regulation, Integrity,<br />
and Purity of Herbs and Supplements. Botanical <strong>Medicine</strong> and <strong>Cardiovascular</strong> Disease. Herb and Dietary Supplement Interactions With <strong>Cardiovascular</strong><br />
Drugs. Vitamin Therapy for <strong>Cardiovascular</strong> Disease. Oils and Fats in the Prevention and Treatment of <strong>Cardiovascular</strong> Disease. Nutrachemicals in<br />
the Prevention and Treatment of <strong>Cardiovascular</strong> Disease. Meditation and <strong>Cardiovascular</strong> Disease. Prayer and <strong>Cardiovascular</strong> Disease. Massage<br />
Therapy and <strong>Cardiovascular</strong> Disease. Acupuncture in <strong>Cardiovascular</strong> Disease. Chelation Therapy for <strong>Cardiovascular</strong> Disease. Energy <strong>Medicine</strong>, Energy<br />
Therapies, and <strong>Cardiovascular</strong> Disease. Homeopathy and <strong>Cardiovascular</strong> Disease. Aromatherapy and <strong>Cardiovascular</strong> Disease. A Physician’s Guide<br />
to CAM and <strong>Cardiovascular</strong> Disease on the World Wide Web. Index.<br />
9781588 291868<br />
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