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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Foreword | |
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| Test Your Heart Disease Knowledge | |
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| Introduction: Getting to the Heart of Heart Disease | |
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| Eecp is a Modern Marvel: There Is No Cutting on the Cutting Edge | |
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| My Journey to EECP | |
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| The Marvel of EECP | |
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| Common Questions | |
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| Who Should Not Have EECP | |
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| It's a No-Brainer | |
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| Heart Health 101: It All Comes Down to Blood Flow | |
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| Flow: A Concept for the Ages | |
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| The Anatomy of Heart Disease | |
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| Going beyond the Blockage | |
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| A Low-Tech Solution for a High-Tech Problem | |
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| A Jump Start | |
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| Putting it to the Test: Clinical Proof That EECP Works | |
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| In the Beginning | |
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| The First Signs of Success | |
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| A Foothold in the United States | |
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| Wide-Ranging Benefits | |
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| A New Set of Rules | |
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| Unheard-of Success Rates | |
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| What to Expect During EECP: Logistics, Specifics, and Special Cases | |
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| Logistics and Specifics | |
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| Special Cases: Subpopulations | |
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| Special Cases: Other Medical Conditions | |
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| Boosting Blood Flow | |
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| The Possibilities are Endless: EECP's Benefits beyond Heart Disease | |
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| EECP and the Ailing Body | |
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| EECP and the Healthy Body | |
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| Flow Is Fundamental | |
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| Heart Disease in Modern Medicine: Why Haven't I Heard about This Before? | |
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| American Medicine: The Higher-Tech, the Better | |
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| EECP Won't Pay the Bills | |
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| The (Un) Natural Order of Things | |
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| Heart Disease: The Not-So-Straight Scoop | |
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| Informed Consent and Bioethics | |
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| The Doctor-Patient Relationship | |
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| Information Is Power | |
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| Staying on the Path to Good Health: Taking Control after EECP | |
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| Fight the Temptation of Physical Inactivity | |
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| Get Moving! | |
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| Manage Stress and Anxiety | |
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| Quit Smoking | |
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| Drink Alcohol Only in Moderation | |
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| Manage High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, and Cholesterol | |
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| Live Long and Well | |
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| The Evolution of a Revolution: EECP and the Future of Medicine | |
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| The Systemic Solution to a Systemic Problem | |
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| A Unique Opportunity for Doctor-Patient Relationships | |
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| Why Wait? | |
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| What's Next? | |
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| A Glimpse of Things to Come | |
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| What Is at Stake? | |
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| Endnotes | |
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| Test Your Heart Disease Knowledge: Answer Key | |
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| Frequently Asked Questions | |
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| Resource Directory | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |
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| About the Author | |