Massimo Fioranelli Editor

Integrative Cardiology A New Therapeutic Vision

Contents

Part I The Basis of Integration 1 2 Herbal Medicine in Cardiology Ivo Bianchi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Homeopathic Remedies in Cardiology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ivo Bianchi 3 4 5 6 7 8 Low-Dose Therapy for the Treatment of Low-Grade Chronic Inflammation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Massimo Fioranelli, Marco Del Prete, Jahaira Carolina Aracena, Maria Grazia Roccia, Carlo Dal Lin, and Claudio Tomella Acupuncture in Cardiovascular Diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Giuseppe Lupi and Manuela Cormio Metabolic Cardiology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Massimo Fioranelli, Mara Piccoli, Maria Grazia Roccia, Veronica Di Nardo, Andrea Lozzi, Claudio Tomella, and Carlo Dal Lin Medicinal Mushrooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ivo Bianchi Microbiome and Cardiac Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Enrico Biffi Endocrine System and Cardiovascular Disease . . . . . . . . . . .

Carlo Maria Rotella, Ilaria Dicembrini, and Laura Pala 3 21 27 39 53 61 67 99 9 10 Cardiovascular Aging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Leda Galiuto and Gabriella Locorotondo 109 Nutrition and Cardiac Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Claudio Tomella, Veronica Di Nardo, and Massimo Fioranelli 121 11 Psycho-neuro-endocrino-immunology Paradigm and Cardiovascular Diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Francesco Bottaccioli and Anna Giulia Bottaccioli 139 xi

xii 12 The Role of Stress and Emotions in Cardiovascular Disease. Stress Management and Meditation Programs in Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease . . . .

Anna Giulia Bottaccioli 153 13 Ozone Therapy as a Complementary Treatment in Cardiovascular Diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

N. Dardes, V. Covi, and G. Tabaracci 165 Part II Integrated Approach to Cardiovascular Disease 14 Integrated Approach to Dyslipidemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mara Piccoli, Massimo Fioranelli, Maria Grazia Roccia, Veronica Di Nardo, Claudio Tomella, and Carlo Dal Lin 175 15 Integrated Approach to Hypertension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Carlo Dal Lin, Marco Silvestro, Raffaele Migliorini, Francesco Tona, and Massimo Fioranelli 185 16 Integrated Approach to Coronary Artery Disease . . . . . . . . .

Carlo Dal Lin, Marco Silvestro, Raffaele Migliorini, Francesco Tona, and Massimo Fioranelli 203 17 Integrated Approach to Heart Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Carlo Dal Lin, Marco Silvestro, Raffaele Migliorini, Francesco Tona, and Massimo Fioranelli 223 18 Integrated Approach to Arrhythmias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Carlo Dal Lin, Marco Silvestro, Raffaele Migliorini, Francesco Tona, and Massimo Fioranelli 237 19 Integrated Approach to Oncologic Supportive Medicine . . . .

Bruno Pironi, Massimo Bonucci, Maria Grazia Roccia, and Massimo Fioranelli 247 20 Heart and Skin (The Paradigm of Cytokine-Mediated Cardiovascular Metabolic Disease in Psoriasis) . . . . . . . . . . .

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