Dr. Simon Capewell reported at a spring, 2008 American Heart Association Conference that despite their enormous cost, angioplasty, stents and bypass together accounted for only 5% of the reduction in cardiac mortality since 1980. Even adding all the drugs prescribed for cardiac, hypertensive and cholesterol treatment, surgical and medical therapy accounted for only one-third of the reduction in mortality. Lifestyle improvements accounted for more than 2/3 of the improvements, and that number was dragged down some by an increase in obesity and diabetes. Integrative Medicine’s impact was not measured. My experience is that one of the best therapies for CHD is chelation therapy, but so far this therapy is not even considered by most physicians.
Contact Amercian Heart Association, Family Practice News (April 15,2008) or the Celebration of Health Association
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