Level Changes Consequences Structural Systemic arterial vessels Intimal and medial thickening of large artery walls Changes in wall matrix (increase in elastolytic and collagenolytic activity, increased collagen deposition, fracture of…
Fig. 8.1 The effect of thyroid hormones on the heart Amiodarone, a benzofuranic iodine-rich antiarrhythmic drug, causes thyroid dysfunction in 15–20% of treated patients, including both hypothyroidism and thyrotoxicosis. Amiodarone-induced…
Fig. 20.1 Plaque psoriasis in a patient who is mildly overweight 20.2 Psoriasis Psoriasis is a common, chronic, relapsing, inflammatory skin disease affecting up to 3% of the world’s population…
History of ozone as a therapeutic agent 1785: ozone was mentioned for the first time in the scientific literature: it was described in an experiment by Martin van Marum, a…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Massimo Fioranelli (ed.)Integrative Cardiology10.1007/978-3-319-40010-5_12 12. The Role of Stress and Emotions in Cardiovascular Disease: Stress Management and Meditation Programs in the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease Anna Giulia Bottaccioli1 (1)…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Massimo Fioranelli (ed.)Integrative Cardiology10.1007/978-3-319-40010-5_3 3. Low-Dose Therapy for the Treatment of Low-Grade Chronic Inflammation Massimo Fioranelli1 , Marco Del Prete2, Jahaira Carolina Aracena3, Maria Grazia Roccia4, Carlo Dal Lin5 and Claudio Tomella3 (1) Department of Nuclear Physics, Sub-nuclear…
Remedy Tissue Spigelia Heart valves, endocardium Arnica Coronary arteries Kali carbonicum Right ventricle Aurum metallicum Left ventricle Aconitum Nerve tissue of the heart Table 2.2 Functional classification of homeopathic remedies…
Fig. 6.1 General chemical composition of mushrooms 6.1 Auricularia auricula (Jew’s Ear) This is a jelly-type fungus that grows mostly on wood (either alive or dead) with a semi-translucent fruiting…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Massimo Fioranelli (ed.)Integrative Cardiology10.1007/978-3-319-40010-5_5 5. Metabolic Cardiology Massimo Fioranelli1 , Mara Piccoli2, Maria Grazia Roccia3, Veronica Di Nardo4, Andrea Lozzi5, Claudio Tomella4 and Carlo Dal Lin6 (1) Department of Nuclear Physics, Sub-nuclear and Radiation, Guglielmo Marconi University, Rome, Italy…
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