Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease, 1st ed. 2021 Nutritional and Dietary Approaches Contemporary Cardiology Series

This book discusses all aspects of non-pharmacologic approaches to primary and secondary CVD prevention. It highlights the strength of evidence for particular diet styles in CVD prevention, including plant-based diets, the Mediterranean diet, the DASH diet, and low-carbohydrate diets. Chapters present evidence and future directions for diet and nutrition in diseases related to CVD, such as dyslipidemia, cardiometabolic disease (pre-diabetes, the metabolic syndrome, type-2 diabetes mellitus), and obesity. Finally, the book reviews novel and emerging aspects of dietary intervention in CVD prevention, such as dietary approaches to inflammation and the role of the microbiome in CVD.

Up-to-date, evidence-based, and clinically oriented, Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease: Nutritional and Dietary Approaches is an essential resource for physicians, residents, fellows, and medical students in cardiology, clinical nutrition, family medicine, endocrinology, and lipidology.

Preface: Epidemiology and Basic Pathophysiology of Atherosclerosis and CVD 

Part I. General Considerations for Diet in Cardiovascular Health

Chapter 1. Diet and Nutrition in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: A Comprehensive Review of Current Evidence, Controversies, and Advice for the Practicing Clinician

Authors: Michael Wilkinson (UCSD), Michael Garshick (NYU), Pam Taub (UCSD)

Chapter 2. Role of Dietary Nutrition, Vitamins, and Nutrients in CV Health (Including Biomarkers of Nutrition

Penny M. Kris-Etherton (Penn State)

Chapter 3. The Mediterranean Diet 

Emilio Ros (PREDIMED (Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Servicio de Endocrinología y Nutrición))

Chapter 4. Dietary Approach to Hypertension, Dietary Sodium, and the DASH Diet for CV Health

Frank Sacks (Harvard: Chair of the Design Committee of the DASH study, Chair of the Steering Committee for the DASH-Sodium trial)

Chapter 5. Diet Trends: Ketogenic Diet, Low-carb Diets, Paleo Diet

James O’Keefe Jr (St Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute)

Chapter 6. Overview of Plant-based Diets

Caldwell Esselstyn (Cleveland Clinic)

Chapter 7. Low-fat Diet Styles, Including the Ornish and Pritikin Diets

Hannah Lo (UCSD) and Dean Ornish (UCSF)

Chapter 8. Plant-based Oils

Anne Goldberg (Wash U in St. Louis)

Part II. Diet Considerations for Obesity and Cardiometabolic Disease

Chapter 9. Dietary Strategies to Promote Weight Loss, Including Caloric Restriction as a Dietary Strategy, Bariatric Surgery, Adiposopathy and Dietary Strategies to Promote Loss of Visceral and Ectopic Fat

Jose Aleman (NYU) and Holly Lofton (NYU)

Chapter 10. Intermittent Fasting for CV Health

Michael Wilkinson (UCSD) and Elizabeth Epstein (UCSD)

Chapter 11. Optimal Diet for Metabolic Syndrome to Prevent Progression to Diabetes

Larry Sperling (Emory)

Chapter 12. Optimal Diet for Diabetes

Ira Goldberg (NYU)

(Alternate) Amit Majithia (UCSD)

Chapter 13. Dietary Approaches to Inflammation

Michael Garshick (NYU) with Nehal Mehta (NIH) or Paul Ridker (Brigham and Women’s Hospital) 

Part III. Dietary Considerations for Common Lipid Disorders

Chapter 14. Dietary Approaches to Lowering LDL-C

Michael Davidson (U Chicago) and Lane Benes (U Chicago)

Chapter 15. Dietary Approaches to Lowering Triglycerides

Howard Weintraub (NYU)

Part IV. Additional Topics for Diet and Nutrition in Cardiovascular Disease

Chapter 16. E-health and the Use of Mobile Devices and Smartphone Apps to Promote Heart-healthy Diets

Chapter 17. Role of the Microbiome in CV Disease

Stanley Hazen (Cleveland Clinic) 

Chapter 18. Dietary Considerations in CV Diseases: CHF

Chapter 19. Dietary Considerations in CV Diseases: Arrhythmia

Chapter 20. Dietary Considerations in the Elderly and Cardiovascular Health

Discusses proper diet and nutrition for preventing dyslipidemia, cardiometabolic disease, and obesity

Clearly delineates between diet and lifestyle interventions that are evidence-based and those which should be considered experimental

Provides an up-to-date review of the many current diet and lifestyle trends and controversies

Examines dietary approaches to inflammation and the role of the microbiome in CVD