Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Nutr Clin Pract. 2009 Dec;24(6):701-8. doi: 10.1177/0884533609343453.
In the United States, $2.5 trillion is spent on healthcare annually. Seven chronic diseases account for half of all this expense. Of these 7, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, stroke, and diabetes mellitus are largely preventable. Integrative cardiology programs that focus on risk-factor modification through lifestyle change combined with early detection and advanced lipid management offer a new paradigm to the prevention of cardiovascular disease.
在美国，每年在医疗保健上的花费为 2.5 万亿美元。七种慢性病占所有这些费用的一半。在这七种疾病中，心血管疾病、高血压、中风和糖尿病在很大程度上是可以预防的。通过生活方式改变来集中调整风险因素，并结合早期检测和先进的血脂管理的综合心脏学计划，为预防心血管疾病提供了一个新的范例。
