title: A Whole-Food Plant-Based Diet Reversed Angina without Medications or Procedures.
abstract: A 60-year-old man presented with typical angina and had a positive stress test. He declined both drug therapy and invasive testing. Instead, he chose to adopt a whole-food plant-based diet, which consisted primarily of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, potatoes, beans, legumes, and nuts. His symptoms improved rapidly, as well as his weight, blood pressure, and cholesterol levels. Plant-based diets have been associated with improved plasma lipids, diabetes control, coronary artery disease and with a reduction in mortality. Adoption of this form of lifestyle therapy should be among the first recommendations for patients with atherosclerosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10467, USA.
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Massera
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
authors.forename: Tarique
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zaman
authors.affiliation: New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA.
authors.forename: Grace E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Farren
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10467, USA.
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Ostfeld