Integrative approaches for cardiovascular disease.
In the United States, $2.5 trillion is spent on healthcare annually. Seven chronic diseases account for half of all this expense. Of these 7, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, stroke, and diabetes mellitus are largely preventable. Integrative cardiology programs that focus on risk-factor modification through lifestyle change combined with early detection and advanced lipid management offer a new paradigm to the prevention of cardiovascular disease.
Guarneri
Mimi
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Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. guarneri.mimi@scrippshealth.org
Mercado
Nestor
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Suhar
Christopher
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D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D015444:Exercise; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D055048:Integrative Medicine; D008019:Life Style; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States