Includes bibliographical references and index.

High tech/high touch: healing envirnoment in blended medicine at North Hawaii community hospital -- Integrating complementary/alternative medicine into your cardiac program -- Legal and ethical issues in integrative cardiology -- Academic integrative medical centers of excellence -- Approaches to clinical trials of complementary and alternative medicine -- Bioenergetic techniques -- Acupuncture -- Herbal and dietary supplements in cardiovascular care: efficacy and incorporation into practice -- The modified Mediterranean diet -- Guided imagery in integrative cardiology -- The role of stress and various modalities for dealing with stress and prevention -- Noetic therapy, spirituality and prayer -- Tai Chi and Qi Gong for heart health -- An ayurvedic approach to cardiovascular disease -- Applications of music therapy in the continuum of care for the cardiac patient -- Naturopathic medicine -- Homeopathy -- Psychological risk factors and pathophysiological pathways involved in coronary artery disease: relevance to complementary medicine interventions -- Integrative cardiology: mechanisms of cardiovascular action of acupuncture -- The emotional basis of coronary heart disease -- Nontraditional approaches to lipoprotein metabolism manipulation -- Herbs for menopause and cardiovascular disease -- Obesity and weight loss: an overview of diet, drugs and dietary supplements -- Complementary and alternative medicine and cardiac surgery -- Chronic heart failure: an integrative approach to alternative and complementary therapies -- Management of common problems in cardiovascular care, sudden death and arrhythmias -- Aging: the environment reflects humanity -- End-of-life care: hospice for the heart -- Presence, healing and healers: an introduction to mindfulness, meditation, and its relevance to stress reduction and health for patients, physicians and health-care professionals.