About The Integrative Cardiologist

The Integrative Cardiologist is a free newsletter by Sameer Azhak, MD, FACC, a cardiologist who writes about preventing heart disease and making cardiovascular science useful in everyday life.

Here, we explore blood pressure, cholesterol, nutrition, inflammation, sleep, movement, and the tests that help clarify cardiovascular risk for conditions like heart attack, stroke, heart failure. We also explain coronary calcium scans, cardiac catheterization, coronary CT angiography, and blood tests such as apoB, Lp(a), and CRP. The aim is to explain what the evidence shows, where uncertainty remains, and which questions are worth bringing to your own clinician.

About the author

I am board certified in Cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine, with additional fellowship training in Integrative Medicine at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona. My work brings conventional cardiovascular care together with evidence-informed approaches to lifestyle and prevention.

I am also the author of Lower Your Blood Pressure: Help Your Doctor Reduce Your Medication, published by Cordate Press, and The Menopause Heart, a separate newsletter focused on cardiovascular health across perimenopause and beyond. You can learn more about my work, books, and educational resources at drazhak.com.

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Subscribe free to receive The Integrative Cardiologist by email. This publication provides general education, not individualized medical advice; decisions about testing, treatment, and medication belong in a conversation with your own clinician.