Contributors
Foreword, Andrew T. Weil, MD
Prologue
Preface
PART 1: INTRODUCTION1. High Tech/High Touch: Healing Environment in Blended Medicine at North Hawaii Community Hospital, Earl E. Bakken
PART 2: BASICS2. 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 CATEGORIES6. 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 SYSTEM18. 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 AREAS22. 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. KrucoffPART 6: APPENDIXReference Sources for Information on Dietary Supplements and Herbal Medicines, Rebecca B. Costello
