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Integrative Cardiovascular Chinese Medicine A Prevention and Personalized Medicine Perspective Integrative Cardiovascular Chinese Medicine A Prevention and Personalized Medicine Perspective Anika Niambi Al-Shura, BSc., MSOM, Ph.D Niambi Wellness Integrative Cardiovascular Chinese Medicine Tampa, FL AMSTERDAM • BOSTON • HEIDELBERG • LONDON NEW YORK • OXFORD • PARIS • SAN DIEGO SAN FRANCISCO • SINGAPORE • SYDNEY • TOKYO Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Oxford, OX5 1GB 525 B Street, Suite 1800, San Diego, CA 92101-4495, USA Copyright r 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher. Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier’s Science & Technology Rights Department in Oxford, UK: phone (144) (0) 1865 843830; fax (144) (0) 1865 853333; email: In Memory This textbook is dedicated in memory of my late parents. To Mary A. Cummings (1954 2006) who passed away of heart failure, I kept my prom- ise of finding out what was wrong with you. To my father Abdur- Rahman Qurban Al-Shura (1949 1980) I followed what you advised me to do in life, and remembered that you taught me to always find a way to make it happen. Dedication The energy and effort behind the research and writing of this textbook is dedicated to my son, Khaleel Shakeer Ryland. May this inspire and guide you through your journey in your medical studies, career and life. Special Thanks Dr. Claudio Violato Director of International Graduate Medical Education University of Calgary School of Medicine and Universite Ambrosiana I thank you for your guidance as my doctoral supervisor on the thesis of developing Personalized Integrative Cardiovascular Chinese Medicine. Dr. Chen Xiao Hu, MD, PhD Deputy Dean of Department of Cardiology Professor of Integration of Chinese medicine and Western medicine Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Chairman of Jiangsu Provincial Professional Committee of Microcirculation Vice-Chairman of the Cariovascular Committee of Jiangsu Association of the integration of Chinese Medicine and Western medicine Vice-Chairman of Hypertensive Cardiovascular Disease Committee of Chinese Medical Doctor Association I appreciate your insight on cardiovascular diseases during proof editing. Professor Wang Shou Chan Director of the Institute of Pediatrics Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine President of the Pediatric Specialty Committee of the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Society (WFCMS) I thank you for your influence in appointing me as a Vice-Chairman of the Pediatrics Sub-Committee (WFCMS). Dr. Carol Cummings, PhD Professor of Psychology and Pan-African studies University of Louisville Louisville, KY I appreciate your insight and experiences on human behaviors which helped to shape the direction of the Practitioner Empathy and Patients Perspective Chapters. viii Special Thanks Dr. Zhu Xian Hui Physician and Doctoral Candidate Department of Cardiology Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine I appreciate your assistance and advice on the Hypertension chapter. Special thanks to Dr. Sunil K. Trevedi Chief Research Officer at the U.N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology & Research Centre. I appreciate you for your suggestions on the direction of this textbook. Illustrators Samar Sobhy and Shaza Ashraf Yassen Shabana Acknowledgements A special acknowledgement to my 7 year medical students at Tianjin Medical University (2012-2013) who served as cardiovascular research assis- tants. I thank you for the hours of research into cardiovascular diseases, diag- nosis and treatment using the integration of Chinese medicine and Western medicine. I appreciate you sorting through thousands of pages of Chinese medical literature, the translation into English and copy editing. May your future medical careers be successful. An Qi He Hu Si Le Bin Lin Da Zhao Tian Man Han Jiang Wen Xing Ning Chen Hua Xing Wen Zhao Jia Ying Luo Tang Ying Mei Jun Zhang Li Ying Ying Lin Lin Xiong Yong Qin Ming Lu Ding Yu Nang Zhang Li Yan Jun Ping Tang xxiii Chapter 1 Holism Chapter Objectives After studying this chapter you should be able to: 1. Describe the aspects of yin and yang, essence, qi and blood as they contribute to normal health 2. Explain the five-element cycle as evidence of yin and yang characteristics in nature, its correspondence to body organs and the normal and pathologic cycles 3. Describe the anatomy and pathophysiology of the heart and the interrela- tionship with other body organs according to Chinese medicine and Western medicine 4. Outline the base model for holistic medicine as it relates to the roles of the health practitioner and patient 5. Determine practitioner characteristics in humanistic medicine 6. Summarize the context for holism in personalized medicine OVERVIEW This chapter briefly explains the holistic basis for the development of integra- tive cardiovascular Chinese medicine. The purpose is to bridge specialized patient responsibility, with a specialized means for personalizing medicine and health care. The basic theories, medical sciences and scientific principles of tra- ditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and Western medicine blend to construct the three main aspects within this system. The first aspect includes the perspectives of the human body. In both TCM and Western medicine, the organs/viscera and organ systems are interconnected and interdependent. In TCM the opposing aspects of yin and yang are used to describe the intricate and delicate balance of physiologic properties and bio- chemical products which function to maintain homeostasis. In addition, TCM describes the specific and inevitable characteristics of earthly elemental resources and the forces of nature during the four seasons. The human body Integrative Cardiovascular Chinese Medicine. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-420014-2.00001-6 © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 3

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