Integrative Cardiology: Complementary and Alternative Medicine for the Heart: 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 NIH's National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) study
• Special considerations in such vital areas as women's health, obesity, aging, and end-of-life care
• Useful appendix that provides reliable sources of further information for both physicians and patients

John H.K. Vogel, MD, MACC, FSCAI, FESC
Former Chairman
Cardiology Department
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital and
Former President American Heart Association
Santa Barbara, California

Mitchell W. Krucoff, MD, FACC, FCCP
Professor, Medicine/Cardiology
Duke University Medical Center
Director, Cardiovascular Devices Unit
Duke Clinical Research Institute
Durham, North Carolina

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