Integrative Cardiovascular Chinese Medicine: A Prevention and Personalized Medicine Perspective

Combining the research and study of integrative Chinese and Western Medicine, Integrative Cardiovascular Chinese Medicine: A Prevention and Personalized Medicine Perspective presents a clear structured base to guide clinical practice and encourage collaboration between Chinese medicine and Western medicine practitioners. This complete reference work's chapters have been designed to thoroughly cover the patho-physiology of cardiology related diseases as well as to compare, juxtapose, and integrate both Western and Traditional Chinese Medicine. Anika Niambi Al-Shura provides a realistic scope of cardiology treatment and the integration of Western and Chinese medicine to establish the basis for standardization and rationale for the inclusion of TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) in cardiology, and further identifies and inspires ideas where future research can develop and strengthen. Integrates Western and Chinese medicine for a realistic scope of cardiology treatmentEstablishes basis for standardization and rationale for the inclusion of Traditional Chinese Medicine in cardiology'Clinical pearls' provide a guiding base of Traditional Chinese Medicine in clinical use.Offers a reference section that lists the latest in published studiesPresents easy access to the medicines and herbs used in both Chinese and Western medicine, including photos and information about the current patents INDICE: Part I: Personalizing Medicine Chapter 1: Holism Chapter 2: Medical Empathy Chapter 3: Patient Perspectives Chapter 4: The Systems of Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine Chapter 5: Personalizing Medicine Part II: Factors in Prevention and Treatment Chapter 6: Hyperlipidemia Chapter 7: Overview of Hypertension and Diabetes Type 1 & 2 Part III: Cardiac Rhythm Diseases Chapter 8: Arrhythmia Chapter 9:Sick Sinus Syndrome Part IV: Chamber and Valve Diseases Chapter 10: Angina Pectoris Chapter 11: Rheumatic Heart Disease Chapter 12: Endocarditis Chapter 13: Cardiogenic Shock Part V: Vascular Diseases Chapter 14: Thromoangiitis Obliterans Chapter 15: Takayasu Arteritis Part VI: Traditional Chinese Cardiovascular Herbs Chapter 15: Herbs Part VII: Integrating TCM and Western Medicines Chapter 16: Drug Classes and TCM Counterparts

• ISBN: 978-0-12-420014-2
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 320
• Fecha Publicación: 23/08/2014
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés