The Role of Exercise in Hypertension, Dyslipidemia, Insulin Resistance, Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity, CHD, and CHF Mark C. Houston, MD, MS, MSc, FACP, FAHA, FASH, FACN, FAARM, ABAARM, DABC The Health…
Atherosclerotic Oxidative Stress: A Maladaptive Immune System Response to Perceived Intimal Infection James C. Roberts, MD, FACC, FAARFM Oxidative stress occurs when superoxide generation exceeds the ability of our innate…
The Paleo Diet and Coronary Heart Disease Jack M. Wolfson, DO, FACC Ashley Swanson, MS “Whatever is Contrary to Nature Cannot Be Fact.” Animals in the wild eat foods that…
The Role of Food Patterns, Nutrition, and (Phyto)Nutrients in Cardiovascular Disease: The Clinical Trials, Their Implications, and Clinical Application for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease, Coronary Heart Disease,…
Vascular Biology and Vascular Aging for the Clinician Nathan S. Bryan, PhD Ernst R. von Schwarz, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC, FSCAI Brief Introduction Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the number one…
The Future of Functional Cardiovascular Medicine Jeffrey S. Bland, PhD, FACN, FACB Cardiovascular disease (CVD) still remains the leading cause of death in the United States with more than 610,000…
Atherectomy for Peripheral Arterial Disease Bennett Cua, MD, FACC Mahmoud Abdelghany, MD Robert R. Attaran, MD, FACC, FASE, FSCAI, RPVI Key Points The principles and goals of atherectomy include plaque…
Superficial Venous Disease of the Legs and Treatment Robert R. Attaran, MD, FACC, FASE, FSCAI, RPVI Key Points Reflux of the great saphenous veins is the leading cause of superficial…
Vascular Access Complications Sameer Nagpal, MD Young Erben, MD I. Introduction The dramatic increase in endovascular procedures by 317% from 2000 to 2009 has led us to encounter procedural complications…
Pulmonary Vascular Diseases and Interventions Eileen M. Harder, MD Wassim H. Fares, MD, MSc Key Points Depending on patient comorbidities and the severity of the insult, PEs may cause a…
