Academic clinicians clinical scientists well-known practitioners of alternative medicine and
authors of popular works on the subject summarize the facts about complementary cardiovascular
medicines so that physicians can confidently and knowledgeably advise their patients. The
authors comprehensively explain the background for each important alternative therapy its
rationale the evidence supporting its use its possible interaction with standard medicines
and where possible what is known about its safety and efficacy. The therapies for treating
coronary heart disease (CHD) range from the more commonly encountered herbs vitamins
supplements and dietary fats and oils to such less familiar techniques as acupuncture
homeopathy massage chelation therapy meditation aroma therapies prayer and energy
therapies.
